Palissandro Bluette,Blue Sands Wave Marble

PHYSICAL-MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Compression breaking load: 128 MPa

Compression breaking load after freezing: 101 MPa

Imbibition coefficient % (by weight):1.74

Ultimate tensile strength: 20 MPa

Impaci test; min. fall height(cm): 59

Thermal linear expansion coefficient(10-6/° C): 5.4

Frictional wear test - relative : 0.20

Weight per unit of volume  (kN/m3): 27.8

Elasticity modul: tangente Et: 78081/secante Es: 80302

Knoop microhardness : 2395 MPa

Mineralogical composition% in volume of the minerals of the rock:

Carbonates: 85

Flogopite: 7

Amphibole (Tremolite): 4

Mg. Chlorite: 3

Quartz: 1