Blue Volga Granite : Country Of Origin : Ukraine

Blue Volga Granite From Ukraine

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Synonyms: Blu Polare, Blu Volga, Blue Polar, Blue Polare, Blue Polare Volga, Blue Polare Wolga, Blue Volga, Blue Wolga, Polar Blue, Polare Blue, Rasputin, Russischer Labrador, Volga, Volga Blue, Volhynia

Origin: Ukraine, Golovinske, Zhitomir region

Technical and physical characteristics
Bulk density: 2,750 - 2,840 kg/dm³
Bending strength: 21 N/mm²
Compression breaking load: 162 N/mm²
Water absorption: 0,21%

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 anorthosite.

A very coarse-grained, dark blue-grey anorthosite.

Anorthosite: 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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