Cafe Bahia Granite From Brazil

Cafe Bahia Granite From Brazil

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Synonyms: Bahia Coffee, Brown Caffee, Brown Coffee, Cafe Bahia-Marron, Cafe Brown, Caffe Bahia, New Imperial Brown

Origin: Brazil, quarry RN 000034, Fazenda Araunas, Riacho de Santana, Bahia

Technical and physical characteristics
Bulk density: 2,732 kg/dm³
Bending strength 12.763: 18,09 N/mm²
Compression breaking load 12.767: 173,20 N/mm²
Abrasion resistance 12.042 (Amsler): 0,68 mm
Water absorption 12.766: 0,16%.

This stone internationally may be nominated as a granite however in the area of application of the European Standard (EN) this stone must be nominated as syenite.

A medium to coarse-grained, brown-grey syenite of the Precambrian period.

Syenite: Syenite is a coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock of the same general composition as granite but with the quartz either absent or present in relatively small amounts (<5%). The feldspar component of syenite is predominantly alkaline in character (usually orthoclase). Plagioclase feldspars may be present in small quantities, less than 10%.

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