About
Item Details
- Material Type:
- Marble
- Origin:
Greece (Ritsona , Euboea (Evia)) - Primary Color(s):
- Yellow
- Recommended Usage:
- Building stone,countertops, sinks, monuments, pool coping, sills, ornamental stone, interior, exterr
- Additional Names:
- Gold River Ritsona, Ritsonas Golden River, Yellow River Marble, Ritsona Yellow Limestone, Ritsona Yellow Marble, Mykalissos Gold, Mykalissos Golden River, Mykalissos Imperial Grey Marble, Ritsona Gold Marble, Ritsona Gold
- Finished Surface:
- Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Tumbled
Testing
- Water Absorption:
- 0.22 By weight %
- Density:
- 2680 kg/m3
- Flexural Strength:
- 14.2 MPa
- Compressive Strength:
- 98.0 - 99.9 MPa
Description
APPARENT SPECIFIC DENSITY, kg/m3 (DIN 52102) 2680
OPEN POROSITY COEFFICIENT, % vol (DIN 52102) 0,50
WATER ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT, % wt (DIN 52103) 0,22
DYNAMIC MODULUS OF ELASTICITY, GPa (DIN 1048 Teil 5) 23
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH, MPa (DIN 52105) 98
FLEXURAL STRENGTH, MPa (DIN 52112) 14
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH AFTER FREEZE/THAW CYCLES, MPa (DIN 52104 & 52105) 100
ABRASION RESISTANCE, mm (DIN 52108) 2,2
IMPACT STRENGTH, cm (UNI-U 32.07.248.0) 50
MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITION, % wt
CALCITE 97
DOLOMITE 2
QUARTZ 1
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS, % wt
CaO 52,50 MgO 0,93 SiO2 2,1
Fe2O3 0,36 AI2O3 0,50 K2O 0,08
Na2O 0,01 MnO 0,01 LOI 43,1