Stones from balkan
Breccia Paradisea is a fine multi-coloured marble (Limestone-Intramicrite) from Kosovo. It is a rare and unusual brecciated limestone This marble can be used both for interior projects and exterior, As with Etrusco Dorato, the real beauty of this stone comes out when it is book matched as all designers have known since time immemorial. It is particularly effective as a complement to more neutral materials such as Alexandrian
GENERAL COLOURING: GREY/CREAM WITH PINK AND GOLD VEINING
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: KOSOVO
PETROGRAPHIC EXAMINATION: LIMESTONE – INTRAMICRITE
APPLICATION: INTERIOR / EXTERIOR
SLAB FINISHING: POLISHED, HONED, LEATHERED, BUSH HAMMERED
ABRASION RESISTANCE (mm): 20.5
WATER ABSORPTION (at atmospheric pressure): 0.20%
APPARENT DENSITY (KG/M³): 2700
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH (MPA): N/A
OPEN POROSITY: 0.6%
FLEXIBLE STRENGTH (under concentrated load): 12.3 Mpa
SLIP RESISTANCE: DRY: 66 / WET: 64
PETROGRAPHIC EXAMINATION: MARBLE (II)
ABRASION RESISTANCE (HA): 16.3
WATER ABSORPTION (at atmospheric pressure): 0.17%
BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY (KG/M³): 2833
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH (MPA): DRY: 167 / WET: 150
MODULUS OF RUPTURE (MPA): DRY: 11.0 / WET: 11.2