Antique Verdatre

Producer: Norwegian Rorse as, Fauske - Norway

A very exclusive and strong marble with very good polishing characteristics. The colour of Antique Verdatre is light green with dark blue-gray and brown spots. Some blocks my have a very light tint of pink in the background colour.
This marble is
particularly popular
as tabletops, mantelpieces, floor and wall tiles.

 

1.choice

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Technical qualities:

Table 1.

Specific gravity
[g/cm3]

Water absorption weight
[%]

Bending strength
[N/mm2]

Compressive strength
[N/mm2]

2,76

0,12

11,9

118,0


Table 2. Thermal growth 
[10-6  / ºC]

 

Test-cycle

 

Test no. 1

Test no. 2

23 ºC to 70 ºC

23 ºC  to  -20 ºC

23 ºC to 70 ºC

23 ºC   to   -20 ºC

µ

average

µ  

average

µ

average

µ

average

1

6,3

6,0

1,0

1,0

6,9

7,1

1,0

1,0

2

5,9

1,0

7,2

1,0

The tested Arctic Green sample has a thermal growth of  3,2 x 10-6/ ºC  in a temperature range between  -20 ºC to +70 ºC


Table 3.

 

Test-piece

Abrasion in mm after

Weight loss in gram after

1000 RPM

2000 RPM

1000 RPM

2000 RPM

 

average

 

average

 

average

 

average

1

3,33

3,45

6,55

6,54

34,50

36,10

67,74

68,10

2

3,56

6,52

37,69

68,36

The tested Arctic Green sample has the following abrasion characteristic after ASTM D1242-87: 6,5 mm