About
Material Type:
Basalt
Origin:
Italy
((Bagnoregio, Bolsena, Provincia di Viterbo, Northern Lazio))
Priamry Color(s):
Grey
Recommended Usage:Building stone, fireplaces, stairs, countertops, sinks, monuments, pool coping, sills, ornamental st
Additional Names:Basaltina Classico,Basaltino,Grigio Anciano,Grigio Aniciano,Nero Basaltina,Pietra Aniciano,Pietra Basaltica,Pietra Basaltina,Basaltina Tipo Classico,Basaltina Tipo Selcino
Finished Surface:Honed, Aged, Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled
Testing
Water
Absorption:3.05 %
Density:2230 kg/m3
Compressive
Strength:82.5 - 87.1 MPa
Description
Petrographic definition: tephra
Massa Unit Volume: 2230 kg/m3
Water Absorption: 3.05 %
Breaking Load Compression Simple: 82.5 MPa
Compression breaking load after freezing: 87.1 MPa
Tensile indirectly by bending 13.8 MPa
Its coefficient of Abrasion (referred to Granite St. Fedelino): 0.54
Impact resistance: minimum fall height: 25 cm
Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: 5.0 x 10-5 0C-1
Knoop microhardness: 3473 MPa
Index unevenness of hardness: 3.68
Source: Università di Pisa - Politecnico di Torino
Item Details
Quarry Location:
(Bagnoregio, Bolsena, Provincia di Viterbo, Northern Lazio)
Recommended Usage:
Building stone, fireplaces, stairs, countertops, sinks, monuments, pool coping, sills, ornamental st
Additional Names:
Basaltina Classico,Basaltino,Grigio Anciano,Grigio Aniciano,Nero Basaltina,Pietra Aniciano,Pietra Basaltica,Pietra Basaltina,Basaltina Tipo Classico,Basaltina Tipo Selcino
Finished Surface:
Honed, Aged, Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled
Water Absorption:
3.05 %
Density:
2230 kg/m3
Compressive Strength:
82.5 - 87.1 MPa
Description
Petrographic definition: tephra
Massa Unit Volume: 2230 kg/m3
Water Absorption: 3.05 %
Breaking Load Compression Simple: 82.5 MPa
Compression breaking load after freezing: 87.1 MPa
Tensile indirectly by bending 13.8 MPa
Its coefficient of Abrasion (referred to Granite St. Fedelino): 0.54
Impact resistance: minimum fall height: 25 cm
Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: 5.0 x 10-5 0C-1
Knoop microhardness: 3473 MPa
Index unevenness of hardness: 3.68
Source: Università di Pisa - Politecnico di Torino