About
- Material Type:
- Marble
- Origin:
Greece (Xiropotamos, Drama, East Macedonia) - Primary Color(s):
- Green
- Recommended Usage:
- Building stone, fireplaces, stairs, countertops, sinks, monuments, pool coping, sills, ornamental stones
- Additional Names:
- Verde Xiropotamos Marble, Green Star Marble, Xiro Green Marble, Xiropotamos Green Marble, Xiropotamos Drama Marble, Verde Astoria Marble, Drama Green Marble, Verde Drama Marble, Green of Xiropotamos Dramas, Green Dramas Marble
- Finished Surface:
- Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Tumbled
Testing
- Water Absorption:
- 0.18 By weight %
- Density:
- 2694 kg/m3
- Flexural Strength:
- 7.85 - 8.0 MPa
- Compressive Strength:
- 56.1 MPa
Description
APPARENT SPECIFIC DENSITY, kg/m3 (DIN 52102) 2694
OPEN POROSITY COEFFICIENT, % vol (DIN 52102) 0,25
WATER ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT, % wt (DIN 52103) 0,09
DYNAMIC MODULUS OF ELASTICITY, GPa (DIN 1048 Teil 5) 28
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH, MPa (DIN 52105) 72
FLEXURAL STRENGTH, MPa (DIN 52112) 17
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH AFTER FREEZE/THAW CYCLES, MPa (DIN 52104 & 52105) 57
ABRASION RESISTANCE, mm (DIN 52108) 3,43
IMPACT STRENGTH, cm (UNI-U 32.07.248.0) 33
MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITION, % wt
CALCITE 99,00
FELDSPAR 1,00
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS, % wt
CaO 54 MgO 0,40 SiO2 0,30
Fe2O3 0,05 AI2O3 0,5 K2O 0,03
Na2O 0,02 MnO 0,01 LOI 43,20