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ORIGIN
Location
Many towns near Montalieu (Isère), 40 km East of Lyon.
Description
Sedimentary rock. Compact limestone, very fine in texture, appearance is spotted and ramagé, medium beige brown color ranging from yellow to grey. Presence of spots ranging from cloudy light beige to yellow.
Small veins of calcite crystallized distributed regularly. Some slabs present fine thin veins, appearance is foliated.
USES
Main uses
Flooring
Wall cladding
Dimension Stone works – Ashlars
Road works
Finitions-Textures
Polish
Honed
Flamed
Physical properties
Apparent density | 2650 kg/m3
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Porosity | 1,10 %
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Sound velocity | 5320 m/s
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Abrasion resistance | 23,9 mm
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Compressive strength | 145 MPa
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Resistance to fixation elements | 153 daN
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