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Karystos Brown Quartzite
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Material Type: Quartzite
Origin: Greece ((Karystos, Evoia (Euboea) ))
Priamry Color(s): Brown
Recommended Usage:Exterior - Interior wall and floor applications, monuments, countertops, mosaic, fountains, pool and wall capping, stairs, window sills
Additional Names:Petra Karistos,Karistos Stone,Karystos Schists,Schist Of Karystos,Karystos Brown Marble
Finished Surface:Honed, Aged, Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled
Testing
Water Absorption:0.07 By weight %
Density:2715 kg/m3
Compressive Strength:43.8 MPa
Description

APPARENT SPECIFIC DENSITY, kg/m3 (DIN 52102) 2715
OPEN POROSITY COEFFICIENT, % vol (DIN 52102) 0,2
WATER ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT, % wt (DIN 52103) 0,07
DYNAMIC MODULUS OF ELASTICITY, GPa (DIN 1048 Teil 5) 15
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH, MPa (DIN 52105) 43
FLEXURAL STRENGTH, MPa (DIN 52112) 25
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH AFTER FREEZE/THAW CYCLES, MPa (DIN 52104 & 52105) 15
ABRASION RESISTANCE, mm (DIN 52108) 2,42
IMPACT STRENGTH, cm (UNI-U 32.07.248.0)  60
MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITION, % wt
CALCITE  88 
QUARTZ  3 
MICAS  3 
CHLORITE  3
FELDSPAR  3

Karystos Brown Quartzite

Brown- Quartzite

Greece
Item Details
Quarry Location: (Karystos, Evoia (Euboea) )
Recommended Usage: Exterior - Interior wall and floor applications, monuments, countertops, mosaic, fountains, pool and wall capping, stairs, window sills
Additional Names: Petra Karistos,Karistos Stone,Karystos Schists,Schist Of Karystos,Karystos Brown Marble
Finished Surface: Honed, Aged, Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled
Water Absorption: 0.07 By weight %
Density: 2715 kg/m3
Compressive Strength: 43.8 MPa
Description

APPARENT SPECIFIC DENSITY, kg/m3 (DIN 52102) 2715
OPEN POROSITY COEFFICIENT, % vol (DIN 52102) 0,2
WATER ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT, % wt (DIN 52103) 0,07
DYNAMIC MODULUS OF ELASTICITY, GPa (DIN 1048 Teil 5) 15
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH, MPa (DIN 52105) 43
FLEXURAL STRENGTH, MPa (DIN 52112) 25
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH AFTER FREEZE/THAW CYCLES, MPa (DIN 52104 & 52105) 15
ABRASION RESISTANCE, mm (DIN 52108) 2,42
IMPACT STRENGTH, cm (UNI-U 32.07.248.0)  60
MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITION, % wt
CALCITE  88 
QUARTZ  3 
MICAS  3 
CHLORITE  3
FELDSPAR  3