GEOGRAPHIC LOCALIZATION
| PROVINCE | Alicante |
| TOWNSHIP | Novelda |
MACROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION
Medium grain calcarenitic rock, equigranular, bluish colour.
MINERAL COMPOSITION
| ESSENTIAL MINERALS | ACCESORY MINERALS |
| Calcite, Quartz, organic remains. | Opaques, Calcite. |
MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION
Calcareous rock quartz grains with detrital components. Many quartz clasts.
PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
| BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY | 2,33 g/cm3 |
| APPARENT POROSITY | 4,70% |
| ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT | 4,78% |
| COMPRESSION STRENGTH | 242 Kg/cm2 |
| BENDING STRENGTH | 51 Kg/cm2 |
| C. STRENGTH AFTER FREEZING TEST | 245 Kg/cm2 |
| FRICTIONAL WEAR TEST | 4,70 mm |
| IMPACT TEST | 40 cm |
