About
Material Type:
Quartzite
Origin:
Italy
((Barge, Pinerolo, Provincia di Cuneo, Piedmont, north-western Italy ))
Priamry Color(s):
Brown
Recommended Usage:Exterior - Interior wall and floor applications, countertops, mosaic, fountains, pool and wall cappi
Additional Names:Barge,Gold Quarzit,Gialla De Barge,Gialla Di Barge,Giallo Di Barge,Quarzit Gialla Di Barge,Quarzite Gialla Di Barge
Finished Surface:Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled, Thermalled, Natural Cleft, Weatheredge
Testing
Water
Absorption:0.21 %
Density:2580 kg/m3
Compressive
Strength:380.0 MPa
Description
Petrographic definition: quartzite
Massa Unit Volume: 2580 Kg / m3
Water Absorption: 0.21%
Breaking Load Compression Simple: 380 MPa
Tensile indirect through Flex: 39.7 MPa
Coefficient relative Abrasion (referred to Granite St. Fedelino): 0.67
Impact resistance: minimum fall height: 102 cm
Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: 12.0 x 10-5 0C-1
Knoop microhardness: 6386 MPa
Index of non-uniformity of hardness: 5.12
Source: Università di Pisa - Politecnico di Torino
Item Details
Quarry Location:
(Barge, Pinerolo, Provincia di Cuneo, Piedmont, north-western Italy )
Recommended Usage:
Exterior - Interior wall and floor applications, countertops, mosaic, fountains, pool and wall cappi
Additional Names:
Barge,Gold Quarzit,Gialla De Barge,Gialla Di Barge,Giallo Di Barge,Quarzit Gialla Di Barge,Quarzite Gialla Di Barge
Finished Surface:
Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled, Thermalled, Natural Cleft, Weatheredge
Water Absorption:
0.21 %
Density:
2580 kg/m3
Compressive Strength:
380.0 MPa
Description
Petrographic definition: quartzite
Massa Unit Volume: 2580 Kg / m3
Water Absorption: 0.21%
Breaking Load Compression Simple: 380 MPa
Tensile indirect through Flex: 39.7 MPa
Coefficient relative Abrasion (referred to Granite St. Fedelino): 0.67
Impact resistance: minimum fall height: 102 cm
Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: 12.0 x 10-5 0C-1
Knoop microhardness: 6386 MPa
Index of non-uniformity of hardness: 5.12
Source: Università di Pisa - Politecnico di Torino