Rojo Alicante


GEOGRAPHIC LOCALIZATION
PROVINCE Alicante
TOWNSHIP Monóvar

MACROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION
Fine grain limestone, with variable reddish tones and white veins.

MINERAL COMPOSITION
ESSENTIAL MINERALS ACCESORY MINERALS
Calcite. Opaques.

MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION
Micrite with some fossil remains.

PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY 2,71 g/cm3
APPARENT POROSITY 0,30%
ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT 0,10%
COMPRESSION STRENGTH 965 Kg/cm2
BENDING STRENGTH 89 Kg/cm2
C. STRENGTH AFTER FREEZING TEST 856 Kg/cm2
FRICTIONAL WEAR TEST 2,42 mm
IMPACT TEST 30 cm

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