Rosa Valencia


GEOGRAPHIC LOCALIZATION
PROVINCE Valencia
TOWNSHIP Barcheta

MACROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION
Yellow-reddish limestone with abundant reddish veins.

MINERAL COMPOSITION
ESSENTIAL MINERALS ACCESORY MINERALS
Calcite. Clay minerals.

MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION
Pebbles of micritic calcite bonded in a sparitic matrix.

PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY 2,79 g/cm3
APPARENT POROSITY 0,50%
ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT 0,10%
COMPRESSION STRENGTH 855 Kg/cm2
BENDING STRENGTH 144 Kg/cm2
C. STRENGTH AFTER FREEZING TEST 850 Kg/cm2
FRICTIONAL WEAR TEST 2,30 mm
IMPACT TEST 45 cm

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