Stone of the Month: February 2009
Violetta granite
Absorption by weight 0.06%
Density- 2,647 kg/cu.m
Compressive strength- 220 N/sq.mm
Flexural strength- 8.8 N/sq.mm
Abrasion resistance- 28.4
Modulus of rupture- 14.7 N/sq.mm
This Stone of the Month supplied by Red Sea Mining Co. Ltd., Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Technical details provide a frame of reference only. Because stone is a product of nature, testing to determine specific physical qualities should be repeated for each project. To submit your own Stone of the Month, send a high-resolution digital image, along with the relevant technical data, tomichael@stoneworld.com.www.redseamining.com