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Origin: India, Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh, West and Eastghats
Technical and physical characteristics
Bulk density: 2,694 kg/dm³
Bending strength: 25,4 N/mm²
Compression breaking load: 121,0 N/mm²
Abrasion resistance: 1,41 mm
Water absorption: 0,03 %
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 cordieritefel.
A black-brown cordieritefels with big, shapeless, brown-red feldspar crystals.
Cordieritefels: A phaneritic, intrusive igneous rock characterized by a predominance of plagioclase feldspar (90-100%), and a minimal mafic component (0-10%). Pyroxene, ilmenite, magnetite, and olivine are the mafic minerals most commonly present.
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