GEOGRAPHIC LOCALIZATION
| PROVINCE | Navarra |
| TOWNSHIP | Baztán |
MACROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION
Fossiliferous limestone, fine grain, light reddish colour and white veins of recrystallized calcite and grey coloured fossils.
MINERAL COMPOSITION
| ESSENTIAL MINERALS | ACCESORY MINERALS |
| Calcite. | Quartz, clay minerals, opaques. |
MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION
High percentage of fossils, a lot of them pseudomorphized by calcite. The calcite is filling veins too. Micritic matrix.
PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
| BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY | 2,57 g/cm3 |
| APPARENT POROSITY | 0,50% |
| ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT | 0,50% |
| COMPRESSION STRENGTH | 644 Kg/cm2 |
| BENDING STRENGTH | 157 Kg/cm2 |
| C. STRENGTH AFTER FREEZING TEST | 640 Kg/cm2 |
| FRICTIONAL WEAR TEST | 4,10 mm |
| IMPACT TEST | 35 cm |
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