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 |
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