About
Material Type:
Quartzite
Origin:
Greece
((Elevtheroupolis, Kavala, East Macedonia))
Priamry Color(s):
Grey
Recommended Usage:Exterior, wall cladding, paving, masonry, roofing, flagstone
Additional Names:Kavala Quarzit,Kavalas Quarzite,Kavala Grey Quartzite,Kavalas Slate,Kavala Grey Slate,Eleftheroupolis-Akrovouni Schists,Eleftoroupolis Mica Quartzite
Finished Surface:Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled, Thermalled, Natural Cleft, Weatheredge
Testing
Water
Absorption:0.46 By weight %
Density:2750 kg/m³
Compressive
Strength:
Description
APPARENT SPECIFIC DENSITY (ASTMC-97) 2570
WATER ABSORPTION % wt (ASTM C-97) 0,46
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH, MPa (ASTM C-170) 0
FLEXURAL STRENGTH - WET CONDITION, MPa (ASTM C-99) 24
ABRASION RESISTANCE, mm (DIN 52108 - 20 CYCLES) 4.20
MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITION, % wt
CALCITE <4
QUARTZ >40
MICAS >30
FELDSPAR >5
EPIDOTE >1
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS, % wt
CaO 2,80 MgO 0,63 SiO2 72,50
Fe2O3 1,90 AI2O3 12,00 K2O 4,10
Na2O 1,85 MnO 0,06 LOI 2,90
Item Details
Quarry Location:
(Elevtheroupolis, Kavala, East Macedonia)
Recommended Usage:
Exterior, wall cladding, paving, masonry, roofing, flagstone
Additional Names:
Kavala Quarzit,Kavalas Quarzite,Kavala Grey Quartzite,Kavalas Slate,Kavala Grey Slate,Eleftheroupolis-Akrovouni Schists,Eleftoroupolis Mica Quartzite
Finished Surface:
Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled, Thermalled, Natural Cleft, Weatheredge
Water Absorption:
0.46 By weight %
Density:
2750 kg/m³
Compressive Strength:
Description
APPARENT SPECIFIC DENSITY (ASTMC-97) 2570
WATER ABSORPTION % wt (ASTM C-97) 0,46
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH, MPa (ASTM C-170) 0
FLEXURAL STRENGTH - WET CONDITION, MPa (ASTM C-99) 24
ABRASION RESISTANCE, mm (DIN 52108 - 20 CYCLES) 4.20
MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITION, % wt
CALCITE <4
QUARTZ >40
MICAS >30
FELDSPAR >5
EPIDOTE >1
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS, % wt
CaO 2,80 MgO 0,63 SiO2 72,50
Fe2O3 1,90 AI2O3 12,00 K2O 4,10
Na2O 1,85 MnO 0,06 LOI 2,90