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Karystos Green Quartzite
About
Material Type: Quartzite
Origin: Greece ((Karistos, Evoia))
Priamry Color(s): Green
Recommended Usage:Wall and floor applications, countertops, mosaic, fountains, pool and wall capping, stairs, window sills
Additional Names:Karystos Green Marble,Karystou Green Quartzite
Finished Surface:Honed, Aged, Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled
Testing
Water Absorption:0.04 - 0.10 By weight %
Density:2727 kg/m3
Compressive Strength:70.0 - 71.4 MPa
Description

APPARENT SPECIFIC DENSITY, kg/m3 (DIN 52102) 2727
OPEN POROSITY COEFFICIENT, % vol (DIN 52102) 0,07
WATER ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT, % wt (DIN 52103) 0,04 
DYNAMIC MODULUS OF ELASTICITY, GPa (DIN 1048 Teil 5) 31
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH, MPa (DIN 52105)  70
FLEXURAL STRENGTH, MPa (DIN 52112) 30
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH AFTER FREEZE/THAW CYCLES, MPa (DIN 52104 & 52105) 21
ABRASION RESISTANCE, mm (DIN 52108) 2.04
IMPACT STRENGTH, cm (UNI-U 32.07.248.0) 60
MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITION, % wt
CALCITE  95 
QUARTZ  1,5 
MICAS  1,5 
CHLORITE  1 
FELDSPAR  1

Karystos Green Quartzite

Green- Quartzite

Greece
Item Details
Quarry Location: (Karistos, Evoia)
Recommended Usage: Wall and floor applications, countertops, mosaic, fountains, pool and wall capping, stairs, window sills
Additional Names: Karystos Green Marble,Karystou Green Quartzite
Finished Surface: Honed, Aged, Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled
Water Absorption: 0.04 - 0.10 By weight %
Density: 2727 kg/m3
Compressive Strength: 70.0 - 71.4 MPa
Description

APPARENT SPECIFIC DENSITY, kg/m3 (DIN 52102) 2727
OPEN POROSITY COEFFICIENT, % vol (DIN 52102) 0,07
WATER ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT, % wt (DIN 52103) 0,04 
DYNAMIC MODULUS OF ELASTICITY, GPa (DIN 1048 Teil 5) 31
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH, MPa (DIN 52105)  70
FLEXURAL STRENGTH, MPa (DIN 52112) 30
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH AFTER FREEZE/THAW CYCLES, MPa (DIN 52104 & 52105) 21
ABRASION RESISTANCE, mm (DIN 52108) 2.04
IMPACT STRENGTH, cm (UNI-U 32.07.248.0) 60
MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITION, % wt
CALCITE  95 
QUARTZ  1,5 
MICAS  1,5 
CHLORITE  1 
FELDSPAR  1