Piedra de Abaran


GEOGRAPHIC LOCALIZATION
PROVINCE Murcia
TOWNSHIP Abarán

MACROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION
Light brown rock with fossil remains.

MINERAL COMPOSITION
ESSENTIAL MINERALS ACCESORY MINERALS
Quartz, Calcite. Opaques, Chert fragments, clay minerals.

MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION
Detritic and porous rock with microconglomeratic texture. Fossils with micrite filling. The main components and fragments of rock have rounded forms.

PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY 2,43 g/cm3
APPARENT POROSITY 1,40%
ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT 2,49%
COMPRESSION STRENGTH 500 Kg/cm2
BENDING STRENGTH 103 Kg/cm2
C. STRENGTH AFTER FREEZING TEST 476 Kg/cm2
FRICTIONAL WEAR TEST 4,20 mm
IMPACT TEST 24 cm

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