GEOGRAPHIC LOCALIZATION
| PROVINCE | Alicante |
| TOWNSHIP | Novelda |
MACROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION
Breccial, fossiliferous limestone of variable cream colour.
MINERAL COMPOSITION
| ESSENTIAL MINERALS | ACCESORY MINERALS |
| Calcite. | Quartz, iron oxides. |
MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION
Remains of molluscs and algae in a micritic matrix.
PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
| BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY | 2,70 g/cm3 |
| APPARENT POROSITY | 0,30% |
| ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT | 0,10% |
| COMPRESSION STRENGTH | 1.448 Kg/cm2 |
| BENDING STRENGTH | 264 Kg/cm2 |
| C. STRENGTH AFTER FREEZING TEST | 1.350 Kg/cm2 |
| FRICTIONAL WEAR TEST | 2,84 mm |
| IMPACT TEST | 35 cm |
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