WHITE COLLECTION - QUARZITE

Bianco Glaciale

This white quartzite with shades in black veins and a material coming out of the Balkans. it is a very precious Qurzite with a crystalline structure and fine granulometry

This quartzite has the same hardness and strength of granite which makes it suitable for a range of applications where softer calcium carbonate based marbles might wear too quickly.  It is also, like most quartzites, translucent which gives it considerable potential as a material that can take backlighting.

The pronounced grey veining, similar to Statuario marble, in the examples shown below varies in size from block to block.

BIANCO GLACIALE - QUARZITE

Bianco Glaciale Tecnical Data
Bianco Glaciale - Quarzite En Standart Data Sheet

GENERAL COLOURING:  WHITE WITH GREY MARKING

PETROGRAPHIC EXAMINATION:  QUARTZITE

APPLICATION:  INTERIOR / EXTERIOR

SLAB FINISHING:  POLISHED / HONED

ABRASION RESISTANCE (mm):  24.5

WATER ABSORPTION (at atmospheric pressure):  0.05%

APPARENT DENSITY (KG/M³):  2855

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH SATURATED (MPA):  140 (Average)

MODULUS OF RUPTURE SATURATED (MPA):  13.5 (Average)

MODULUS OF RUPTURE DRY (MPA):  14.1 (Average)

FLEXURAL STRENGTH SATURATED (MPA):  11.2 (Average)

FLEXURAL STRENGTH DRY (MPA):  15 (Average)

BIANCO GLACIALE - QUARZITE

Tecnical Data Bianco Glaciale
Astm Standart Data Sheet Bianco Glaciale - Quarzite

PETROGRAPHIC EXAMINATION:  QUARZITE

ABRASION RESISTANCE (HA):  TESTING UNDER WAY

WATER ABSORPTION (at atmospheric pressure):  TESTING UNDER WAY

BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY (KG/M³):  TESTING UNDER WAY

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH (MPA):  TESTING UNDER WAY

MODULUS OF RUPTURE (MPA):  TESTING UNDER WAY