Limestone |
Defining a class of pure elegance, limestones can never go unnoticed whether we use them for interior or exterior purpose.
Specifications:
Origin : North & South India
Patterns : Tiles; Cubes; Walling; Kerbs; Big Steps; Crazy; Risers; Stepping; Skirtings etc.
Edges :Hand cut; Machine cut; Bull nosed; Chamfered; Beveled; Tumbled
Surface :Natural; Sawn n’ Honed; Brushed; Sand Blasted; Bush Hammered; Antique Tumbled.
Size & Thickness : Contact Us
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| PHYSICAL & CHEMICAL PROPERTIES |
| PHYSICAL PROPERTIES |
| Hardness |
3 to 4 on Moh's Scale Density 2.5 to 2.65 Kg/m3 |
| Compressive Strength |
800 to 2100 Kg/cm2 |
| Water Absorption |
Less than 1.0% |
| Water Absorption |
Not more than 1.0 % |
| Porosity |
Quite Low |
| Weather Impact |
Resistant |
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| CHEMICAL PROPERTIES |
| Chemically it is sileceous calcium carbonate rocks. |
| SiO2 |
93-94% |
| Silica (SiO2) |
20.0% to 25.0% |
| Alumina (Al2O3) |
2.0 to 4.0% |
| Lime (CaO) |
38.0% to 42.0% |
| Other Oxides like Na, Mg |
1.5% to 2.5% |
| Loss On Ignition (LOI) |
30.0% to 32.0%. |
| It dissolves in acid therefore acdic products should be avoided. |
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| Return to natural stone |
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