Gran Beige
Granite of megacrystals, extracted in the batolito of Araya's Head. Good accesses. All kinds of uses. Good mining. Big reserves.
Characteristic Generales:
- Origi: Garrovillas de Alconétar
- Province: Cáceres
- Colour: Beige-grey
- Petrographic description:Cordierite biotite granite
- Grain size: Medium ( porphyritic)
- Opened porosity ( %): 0,6
- Apparent density ( Kg/m3): 2610
- Resistance to the graze ( mm): 18
- Resistance to the compression ( MPa): 128
- Resistance to the concentrated load deflection (MPa): 7
- Microhardness knoop ( Mpa): 2257
- Resistance to shock (cm): 44
- Water absorption for capillarity (g/m” · s0,5): 0,442
- Resistance to ice ( % variation flexion after cycles): 0
- Resistance to the crystallization of salts (Mass variation): 0,02
- Water Absorption under atmospheric pressure ( %): 0,2
- Break charge (N): 1400



