Balmoral Red Granite From Finland

Balmoral Red Granite From Finland

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Synonyms: Balmora Red, Balmoral Red, Balmoral Rosso, Finnish Red, Red Balmoral, Rojo Balmoral, Rosso Balmoral, Rosso Finnlandia, Taivassalon Punainen

Origin: Finland, Vehmaa

Mechanical Properties:
Density: 2630kg/m3
Water absorption: 0,15p-%
Compressive strength: 191MPa
Flexural strength: 11,8MPa
Hardness: 6,2Mohs

Mineral Composition
Potash feldspar: 41%
Plagioclase: 16%
Quartz: 36%
Amphibole: 7%

Variation in colour: Slight
Weather Resistance: Good
Abrasion Resistance: Good

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 granite.

A red granite from Vehmaa. The texture of this non-foliated, equigranular granite is fine-grained, and its dominating colour is deep red. All interior and outdoor uses, and a well suited raw material for quarry stone products.

Granite: Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granites are usually medium to coarse grained, occasionally with some individual crystals larger than the groundmass forming a rock known as porphyry. Granites can be pink to dark gray or even black, depending on their chemistry and mineralogy.

Local Geology: Granicon Oy's Balmoral Red granite is well known worldwide for its uniform strength of colour. A strict classification system and large deposits, Granicon has the resources to provide its clients with high-quality blocks of uniform texture and colour.

Comment: Large and well-shaped blocks. The bedrock in the quarries makes it possible to take out large blocks, a clear and added value for Granicon clients. A large, well-shaped block is always a good place from which to start further processing. The modern Finnish quarrying technologies deployed by Granicon secure blocks that respond to the wishes of the client. A stone processor can exploit Granicon block to maximum.