Anasol

GEOGRAPHIC LOCALIZATION

PROVINCE	Almeria
TOWNSHIP	Macael

MACROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Medium grain marble, white colour with irregular yellowish-grey veins.

MINERAL COMPOSITION

ESSENTIAL MINERALS	ACCESORY MINERALS
89% Calcite, 8% Muscovite	Epidote, Quartz, plagioclase, Turmaline.

MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Calcite grains with zones rich in muscovite.

PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY	2,71 g/cm3
APPARENT POROSITY	0,42%
ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT	0,15%
COMPRESSION STRENGTH	798 Kg/cm2
BENDING STRENGTH	283 Kg/cm2
C. STRENGTH AFTER FREEZING TEST	755 Kg/cm2
FRICTIONAL WEAR TEST	2,48 mm
IMPACT TEST	35 cm