Quarrie: Roriz

Location :           

  • Bustelo

  • Sanfins

  • Paços de Ferreira

 Macroscopic Description:

Dark Grey stone with medium to fine grain, essentially biotitic, presenting rare feldspar megacrystals..

Physical-mechanical Caracteristics :

Mechanical resistance to single compression (DIN 52105 norm)

1705 Kg/cm2

Mechanical resistance to single compression after testing of gelativity (DIN 52104 and 52105 norm)

1623 Kg/cm2

Mechanical resistance to flexing (DIN 52112 norm)

197 Kg/cm2

Apparent Mass Volume (52102 norm)

2711 Kg/m3

Water absorption at normam atmospheric pressure (DIN 52103 norm)

0,13% do peso

Open porosity

0,36% do volume

Thermal linear expansion coefficient (between 0 e 80ºC, with Adamel dilatometer)

8,9x10-6/ºC

Wearing out resistence (portuguese norm NP-309)

0,1 mm

Impact resistence (minimum height of fall)

55 cm

 

Obs.: No changes have been noticed to the structure or colour of the provetes at the end of the 25 freeze/thaw cycles performed during the test.

 

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