Giallo Veneziano Granite : Country Of Origin : Brazil

Polished One Face Giallo Veneziano Granite Random Slab

Giallo Veneziano Granite From Brazil

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Synonyms: Amarelo Venecia, Amarelo Veneciano, Amarelo Veneziano, Giallo Venecciano, Giallo Venecia, Giallo Veneciano, Giallo Venetano, Giallo Venetiano, Giallo Venezia, Giallo Veniziano, Gialo Veneziano, Gold-Granit, Golden Granit, Golden Venecia, Juparana Venecia, Juparana Venezia, Juperana Venezia, Korall Gelb, Venecia Amarelo, Venetian Gold, Venezia Amarelo, Yellow Venezia

Origin: Brazil, quarry RN 000232, Zona di Pipinuque, Corrego de Agua Preta, Nova Venecia, Espirito Santo

Technical and physical characteristics
Bulk density 12.766: 2,629 kg/dm³
Bending strength 12.763: 17,79 N/mm²
Compression breaking 12.767: 117,10 N/mm²
Abrasion resistance 12.042 (Amsler): 0,95 mm
Water absorption 12.766: 0,32%
Frost resistant
Polish constant.

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 a gneiss.

A medium to coarse-grained, ochre-yellow to golden-brown gneiss

Gneiss: A common and widely distributed type of rock formed by high-grade regional metamorphic processes from preexisting formations that were originally either igneous or sedimentary rocks. Gneissic rocks are coarsely foliated and largely recrystallized but do not carry large quantities of micas, chlorite or other platy minerals. Gneisses that are metamorphosed igneous rocks or their equivalent are termed granite gneisses, diorite gneisses, etc.

Local Geology:

The Giallo Veneziano Quarry is to be found in the Northern region of the State of Espirito Santo, near the small town of Nova Venezia from which the granite extracted takes its name. The deposit consists of a rocky hill, some one hundred metres high, with regular and very steep slopes, shaped in that typical form which characterises only slightly fractured granite massifs.

Comment:

Giallo Veneziano Quarry, Nova Venezia, Espirito Santo, Brazil (photo courtesy of R.E.D. Graniti S.p.A.)