GEOGRAPHIC LOCALIZATION
| PROVINCE | Almería |
| TOWNSHIP | Macael |
MACROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION
Medium grey marble, light grey colour and darker veins.
MINERAL COMPOSITION
| ESSENTIAL MINERALS | ACCESORY MINERALS |
| 83% Calcite, 16% Dolomite | Muscovite, clay minerals, Quartz, opaques. |
MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION
Bands of calcite-dolomite.
PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
| BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY | 2,72 g/cm3 |
| APPARENT POROSITY | 0,18% |
| ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT | 0,06% |
| COMPRESSION STRENGTH | 878 Kg/cm2 |
| BENDING STRENGTH | 368 Kg/cm2 |
| C. STRENGTH AFTER FREEZING TEST | 788 Kg/cm2 |
| FRICTIONAL WEAR TEST | 2,60 mm |
| IMPACT TEST | 30 cm |
