Crema Buixcarro

GEOGRAPHIC LOCALIZATION

PROVINCE	Valencia
TOWNSHIP	Quatretonda

MACROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Fine grain limestone, cream colour with irregular reddish veins.

MINERAL COMPOSITION

ESSENTIAL MINERALS	ACCESORY MINERALS
99% Calcite	Clay minerals.

MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Calcite with variable grain size.

PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY	2,71 g/cm3
APPARENT POROSITY	0,19%
ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT	0,06%
COMPRESSION STRENGTH	640 Kg/cm2
BENDING STRENGTH	114 Kg/cm2
C. STRENGTH AFTER FREEZING TEST	620 Kg/cm2
FRICTIONAL WEAR TEST	2,46 mm
IMPACT TEST	35 cm

Crema Capri

GEOGRAPHIC LOCALIZATION

PROVINCE	Cordoba
TOWNSHIP	Cabra

MACROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Fine grain limestone, yellowish white colour with abundant dark, thin veins.

MINERAL COMPOSITION

ESSENTIAL MINERALS	ACCESORY MINERALS
Calcite.	Gipsum.

MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Rock formed by ooliths and some lamellibranche fossil remains.

PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY	2,62 g/cm3
APPARENT POROSITY	7,62%
ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT	3,13%
COMPRESSION STRENGTH	662 Kg/cm2
BENDING STRENGTH	230 Kg/cm2
C. STRENGTH AFTER FREEZING TEST	610 Kg/cm2
FRICTIONAL WEAR TEST	3,70 mm
IMPACT TEST	25 cm

Crema Gilena

GEOGRAPHIC LOCALIZATION

PROVINCE	Sevilla
TOWNSHIP	Gilena

MACROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Fossiliferous oolothic limestone, yellowish-white colour.

MINERAL COMPOSITION

ESSENTIAL MINERALS	ACCESORY MINERALS
Calcite.	Clay minerals.

MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Accumulation of intraclasts with fossils and ooliths in a micritic matrix.

PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY	2,67 g/cm3
APPARENT POROSITY	5,70%
ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT	2,29%
COMPRESSION STRENGTH	868 Kg/cm2
BENDING STRENGTH	79 Kg/cm2
C. STRENGTH AFTER FREEZING TEST	827 Kg/cm2
FRICTIONAL WEAR TEST	2,64 mm
IMPACT TEST	25 cm

Crema Jaspe

GEOGRAPHIC LOCALIZATION

PROVINCE	Castellon
TOWNSHIP	Chert

MACROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Fossiliferous limestone, cream colour with calcite recrystallizations.

MINERAL COMPOSITION

ESSENTIAL MINERALS	ACCESORY MINERALS
99% Calcite	Iron oxides.

MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Compact micritic matrix with fossil allochemicals.

PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY	2,70 g/cm3
APPARENT POROSITY	1,10%
ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT	0,40%
COMPRESSION STRENGTH	965 Kg/cm2
BENDING STRENGTH	225 Kg/cm2
C. STRENGTH AFTER FREEZING TEST	971 Kg/cm2
FRICTIONAL WEAR TEST	2,81 mm
IMPACT TEST	40 cm

Crema Levante

GEOGRAPHIC LOCALIZATION

PROVINCE	Murcia
TOWNSHIP	Mula

MACROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Fossiliferous breccial rock, fine grained and yellowish cream colour.

MINERAL COMPOSITION

ESSENTIAL MINERALS	ACCESORY MINERALS
Calcite.	Clay minerals.

MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Corals and algae in a micritic matrix.

PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY	2,69 g/cm3
APPARENT POROSITY	0,80%
ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT	0,30%
COMPRESSION STRENGTH	1.259 Kg/cm2
BENDING STRENGTH	62 Kg/cm2
C. STRENGTH AFTER FREEZING TEST	1.069 Kg/cm2
FRICTIONAL WEAR TEST	2,90 mm
IMPACT TEST	30 cm

Crema Loja

GEOGRAPHIC LOCALIZATION

PROVINCE	Granada
TOWNSHIP	Loja

MACROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Fine grain limestone, cream colour with darker veins.

MINERAL COMPOSITION

ESSENTIAL MINERALS	ACCESORY MINERALS
Calcite.	Clay minerals.

MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Sparitic matrix with pellets and intraclasts.

PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY	2,71 g/cm3
APPARENT POROSITY	0,40%
ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT	0,17%
COMPRESSION STRENGTH	968 Kg/cm2
BENDING STRENGTH	150 Kg/cm2
C. STRENGTH AFTER FREEZING TEST	968 Kg/cm2
FRICTIONAL WEAR TEST	2,62 mm
IMPACT TEST	25 cm

Crema Lorca

GEOGRAPHIC LOCALIZATION

PROVINCE	Murcia
TOWNSHIP	Lorca

MACROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Oolithic limestone of fine to medium grain, creamy white colour.

MINERAL COMPOSITION

ESSENTIAL MINERALS	ACCESORY MINERALS
Calcite.	Clay minerals.

MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Accumulation of fossils and micritic intraclasts in a sparitic matrix.

PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY	2,70 g/cm3
APPARENT POROSITY	0,50%
ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT	0,20%
COMPRESSION STRENGTH	857 Kg/cm2
BENDING STRENGTH	171 Kg/cm2
C. STRENGTH AFTER FREEZING TEST	794 Kg/cm2
FRICTIONAL WEAR TEST	2,58 mm
IMPACT TEST	30 cm

Crema Marfil

GEOGRAPHIC LOCALIZATION

PROVINCE	Alicante
TOWNSHIP	Pinoso

MACROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Fine grain limestone of uniform cream colour.

MINERAL COMPOSITION

ESSENTIAL MINERALS	ACCESORY MINERALS
Calcite.	Opaques.

MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Accumulation of phoraminiphers and equinoderms in a sparitic matrix.

PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY	2,72 g/cm3
APPARENT POROSITY	1,30%
ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT	0,50%
COMPRESSION STRENGTH	986 Kg/cm2
BENDING STRENGTH	198 Kg/cm2
C. STRENGTH AFTER FREEZING TEST	759 Kg/cm2
FRICTIONAL WEAR TEST	2,95 mm
IMPACT TEST	30 cm

Crema Marfil Coto

GEOGRAPHIC LOCALIZATION

PROVINCE	Alicante
TOWNSHIP	Pinoso

MACROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Limestone of cream colour, sepia veined.

MINERAL COMPOSITION

ESSENTIAL MINERALS	ACCESORY MINERALS
Calcite, fossil remains.	Dolomite, opaques.

MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Rock formed by fossil remains, off and on filling of micrite with a sparitic matrix.

PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY	2,70 g/cm3
APPARENT POROSITY	0,10%
ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT	0,16%
COMPRESSION STRENGTH	683 Kg/cm2
BENDING STRENGTH	94 Kg/cm2
C. STRENGTH AFTER FREEZING TEST	691 Kg/cm2
FRICTIONAL WEAR TEST	5,20 mm
IMPACT TEST	37,50 cm

Crema Marfil Zafra

GEOGRAPHIC LOCALIZATION

PROVINCE	Murcia
TOWNSHIP	Fortuna

MACROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Limestone of cream colour, sepia veined.

MINERAL COMPOSITION

ESSENTIAL MINERALS	ACCESORY MINERALS
Calcite, fossil remains.	Dolomite, Quartz.

MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Rock formed by fossil remains, off and on filling of micrite with a micro-sparitic matrix.

PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY	2,68 g/cm3
APPARENT POROSITY	0,30%
ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT	0,30%
COMPRESSION STRENGTH	745 Kg/cm2
BENDING STRENGTH	23 Kg/cm2
C. STRENGTH AFTER FREEZING TEST	620 Kg/cm2
FRICTIONAL WEAR TEST	5,40 mm
IMPACT TEST	35 cm

Crema Morata

GEOGRAPHIC LOCALIZATION

PROVINCE	Alicante
TOWNSHIP	Novelda

MACROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Breccial, fossiliferous limestone of variable cream colour.

MINERAL COMPOSITION

ESSENTIAL MINERALS	ACCESORY MINERALS
Calcite.	Quartz, iron oxides.

MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Remains of molluscs and algae in a micritic matrix.

PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY	2,70 g/cm3
APPARENT POROSITY	0,30%
ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT	0,10%
COMPRESSION STRENGTH	1.448 Kg/cm2
BENDING STRENGTH	264 Kg/cm2
C. STRENGTH AFTER FREEZING TEST	1.350 Kg/cm2
FRICTIONAL WEAR TEST	2,84 mm
IMPACT TEST	35 cm

Crema Nacar

GEOGRAPHIC LOCALIZATION

PROVINCE	Granada
TOWNSHIP	Loja

MACROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Fine grain limestone, light coloured.

MINERAL COMPOSITION

ESSENTIAL MINERALS	ACCESORY MINERALS
Calcite.	Clay minerals, opaques, Quartz.

MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Rock formed by calcite with some clasts included in a clayey matrix.

PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY	2,67 g/cm3
APPARENT POROSITY	0,41%
ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT	0,40%
COMPRESSION STRENGTH	1.165 Kg/cm2
BENDING STRENGTH	92 Kg/cm2
C. STRENGTH AFTER FREEZING TEST	1.070 Kg/cm2
FRICTIONAL WEAR TEST	3,45 mm
IMPACT TEST	25 cm

Crema Perla

GEOGRAPHIC LOCALIZATION

PROVINCE	Murcia
TOWNSHIP	Cieza

MACROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Fine grain rock with many fossil remains. Light cream colour.

MINERAL COMPOSITION

ESSENTIAL MINERALS	ACCESORY MINERALS
Calcite.	Opaques, clay minerals.

MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Rock formed by pellets, fossil and veins of calcite, with clayey matrix

PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY	2,65 g/cm3
APPARENT POROSITY	0,50%
ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT	0,53%
COMPRESSION STRENGTH	1.012 Kg/cm2
BENDING STRENGTH	119 Kg/cm2
C. STRENGTH AFTER FREEZING TEST	1.120 Kg/cm2
FRICTIONAL WEAR TEST	3,54 mm
IMPACT TEST	25 cm

Crema Sierra Puerta

GEOGRAPHIC LOCALIZATION

PROVINCE	Murcia
TOWNSHIP	Cehegín

MACROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Fine grain limestone, uniform white-cream colour..

MINERAL COMPOSITION

ESSENTIAL MINERALS	ACCESORY MINERALS
Calcite.	Clay minerals, Quartz.

MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Sparitic matrix with fossils (molluscs) and intraclasts.

PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY	2,70 g/cm3
APPARENT POROSITY	1,00%
ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT	0,20%
COMPRESSION STRENGTH	1.169 Kg/cm2
BENDING STRENGTH	155 Kg/cm2
C. STRENGTH AFTER FREEZING TEST	1.061 Kg/cm2
FRICTIONAL WEAR TEST	2,73 mm
IMPACT TEST	30 cm

Crema Valencia

GEOGRAPHIC LOCALIZATION

PROVINCE	Valencia
TOWNSHIP	Barcheta

MACROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Massive rock orange and light-cream coloured, showing some dark reddish veins.

MINERAL COMPOSITION

ESSENTIAL MINERALS	ACCESORY MINERALS
Calcite.	Iron oxides.

MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

Irregular shape and size intraclasts, sparite and veins also filled with sparite, form this rock.

PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY	2,71 g/cm3
APPARENT POROSITY	0,09%
ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT	0,23%
COMPRESSION STRENGTH	706 Kg/cm2
BENDING STRENGTH	126 Kg/cm2
C. STRENGTH AFTER FREEZING TEST	554 Kg/cm2
FRICTIONAL WEAR TEST	2,73 mm
IMPACT TEST	40 cm