Amarillo Alga

GEOGRAPHIC LOCALIZATION

PROVINCE	Almeria
TOWNSHIP	Macael

MACROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Medium to fine yellowish marble with many closed joints and dendritic dark mineral growths.

MINERAL COMPOSITION

ESSENTIAL MINERALS	ACCESORY MINERALS
Dolomite.	Calcite, opaques.

MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Allotriomorphic dolomitic rock, very homogeneous. Opaques and calcite in veins and intragranular voids.

PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY	2,80 g/cm3
APPARENT POROSITY	0,50%
ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT	0,50%
COMPRESSION STRENGTH	794 Kg/cm2
BENDING STRENGTH	100 Kg/cm2
C. STRENGTH AFTER FREEZING TEST	761 Kg/cm2
FRICTIONAL WEAR TEST	2,40 mm
IMPACT TEST	35 cm

Amarillo Rio

GEOGRAPHIC LOCALIZATION

PROVINCE	Almeria
TOWNSHIP	Macael

MACROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Fine grain marble, pale yellow colour with irregular veins of different tones.

MINERAL COMPOSITION

ESSENTIAL MINERALS	ACCESORY MINERALS
89% Dolomite, 9% Calcite	Muscovite, clay minerals, Quartz, opaques.

MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Mineral aggregates of dolomite with calcite evidences. There are clay patinas overlap dolomite grains.

PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY	2,84 g/cm3
APPARENT POROSITY	0,19%
ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT	0,06%
COMPRESSION STRENGTH	1.286 Kg/cm2
BENDING STRENGTH	209 Kg/cm2
C. STRENGTH AFTER FREEZING TEST	602 Kg/cm2
FRICTIONAL WEAR TEST	2,11 mm
IMPACT TEST	35 cm

Travertino Amarillo

GEOGRAPHIC LOCALIZATION

PROVINCE	Almería
TOWNSHIP	Albox

MACROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Porous limestone, yellowish colour with many bands.

MINERAL COMPOSITION

ESSENTIAL MINERALS	ACCESORY MINERALS
Calcite 99%	Quartz, Muscovite, iron oxides.

MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Limestone with colour formbands.

PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY	2,66 g/cm3
APPARENT POROSITY	4,60%
ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT	1,88%
COMPRESSION STRENGTH	608 Kg/cm2
BENDING STRENGTH	297 Kg/cm2
C. STRENGTH AFTER FREEZING TEST	396 Kg/cm2
FRICTIONAL WEAR TEST	3,11 mm
IMPACT TEST	30 cm