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Moreno (Carballeda de Avia)

Moreno (Carballeda de Avia)
Description

Textura panalotriomórfica con tendencia porfídica por los feldespatos grises de grano grueso. Resto tamaño de grano medio

Chromatic range
Ocher
Petrographic examination
Two-mica granite
Clasificación petrográfica Le Maitre
Monzogranite
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Carballeda de Avia
Penido (Canteras Penido SL)
UNE-EN 1936 Apparent density 2570 kg/m3
Open porosity 1.9 %
UNE-EN 13755 Water absorption at atmospheric pressure
Mean value 1.2 %
Higher Expected Value (EH) 1.4 %
UNE-EN 14157 Abrasion resistance
Valor medio de la anchura de la huella 18.0 mm
Higher Expected Value of groove´s width 18.8 mm
UNE-EN 12372 Flexural strength
Mean value 7.5 MPa
Low expected value (EL) 3.5 MPa
UNE-EN 12371 Frost resistance, 56 cycles
Decreased flexural strength 1.8 %
Valor medio de resistencia a flexión 7.4 MPa

Granite has been tested in the CTG laboratory. The results of these tests are only related to the samples tested.