Shayan Marble Blocks, Shayan Cream Marble

Quarry is in Fars province, Bavanat town, borough of Simakan. Shayan quarry is located 156km off Shiraz metropolitan area near borough of Simakan close to Bavanat town.
Definite quarry deposits totals 2,000,000 tons and annual extraction ranges to 100,000 tons can be regarded as one of the biggest quarry in producing construction stones in the country.
Extraction of blocks from Shayan quarry corresponds to benching basis. At present 17 benches (expandable to 40) with approximate length of 250 meter each and height of 7~8 meter are under exploitation. Extraction is carried out with sophisticated methods of quarrying implementing modern machineries and equipments. Blocks with suitable dimensions are dispatched to domestic as well as export markets.
Physical Analysis
Shayan Marble is cream marble with the following specifications:
Water absorption    0.4%
Dry pressure resistance 843~866kg/cm3
Wet pressure resistance   687~700kg/cm3
Specific gravity  2.6kg/cm3
Corrosion (Los Angeles) 23.8