Afrodit Marble Blocks, Turkey Grey Marble

Annual extraction of block marble from Temmer’s Afrodit-Jaguar Quarry, which was opened in early 2010 in Eski?ehir, reaches 60,000 tons.
Stones from this quarry are in high demand in the domestic market, as well as exported to the Far East.
Physical, mechanical and technological specifications:
Hardness(Mohs)3-4
Unit Volume Weight(gr/cm3)2,67
Density(gr/cm3)2,74
Water absorption at atmospheric pressureby weight (%)0,10
 by volume (%)0,10
Water absorption at boiling waterby weight (%)0,10
 by volume (%)0,10
Porosity(%)0,64
Compressive strength(Kg/cm2)914,48
Compressive strength after freesing(Kg/cm2)708,73
Strength to blow(Kg/cm2)8,39
Strength to bending(Kg/cm2)121,51
Modulus of Elasticity(Kg/cm2)9,94x103
Ratio of fullness(%)99,30
Degree of pores(%)0,82
Average Abrasion Loss(cm3/50 cm2)3,85
Average Tensile Strength(Kg/cm2)79,00
Chemical analysis:
CaO 43,20MgO 9,20
SiO2 1,50A12O3 0,22
Fe2O3 0,84CaCO2 -
MgO3 -K2O -
TlO2 -A.Z.