GEOGRAPHIC LOCALIZATION
| PROVINCE | Valencia |
| TOWNSHIP | Barcheta |
MACROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION
Massive rock orange and light-cream coloured, showing some dark reddish veins.
MINERAL COMPOSITION
| ESSENTIAL MINERALS | ACCESORY MINERALS |
| Calcite. | Iron oxides. |
MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION
Irregular shape and size intraclasts, sparite and veins also filled with sparite, form this rock.
PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
| BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY | 2,71 g/cm3 |
| APPARENT POROSITY | 0,09% |
| ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT | 0,23% |
| COMPRESSION STRENGTH | 706 Kg/cm2 |
| BENDING STRENGTH | 126 Kg/cm2 |
| C. STRENGTH AFTER FREEZING TEST | 554 Kg/cm2 |
| FRICTIONAL WEAR TEST | 2,73 mm |
| IMPACT TEST | 40 cm |
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