GEOGRAPHIC LOCALIZATION
| PROVINCE | Almería |
| TOWNSHIP | Macael |
MACROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION
Dark grey marble with some calcite veins.
MINERAL COMPOSITION
| ESSENTIAL MINERALS | ACCESORY MINERALS |
| Calcite. | Quartz, opaques, organic remains, Muscovite. |
MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION
Marble formed by heterometric clacite with clast of quartz.
PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
| BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY | 2,72 g/cm3 |
| APPARENT POROSITY | 0,09% |
| ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT | 0,09% |
| COMPRESSION STRENGTH | 630 Kg/cm2 |
| BENDING STRENGTH | 143 Kg/cm2 |
| C. STRENGTH AFTER FREEZING TEST | 616 Kg/cm2 |
| FRICTIONAL WEAR TEST | 5,10 mm |
| IMPACT TEST | 43,75 cm |

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