Honey Gold

This beautiful limestone in its warm caramel hues and hint of veins, or scattered shell intrusions is the most exclusive of all collections due to its color consistency.

 

 

Physical Characteristics of the Stone

TEST

SPECIFICATIONS

RESULT

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH (mpa)

ASTM C170

Dry 135.9

Wet 133.4

MODULUS OF RUPTURE (mpa)

ASTM C99

Dry 11.6

Wet 11.4

WATER ABSORPTION (%)

ASTM C97

0.314

BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY (gm/cm3)

ASTM C97

2.637

Flexural Strength (mpa)

ASTM C97

Dry 10.5

Wet 9.6

Abrasion Resistance (lw)

ASTM C241

12.4

Petrographic Examination

EN 12407

Satisfactory

Thermal Shock

 

Satisfactory

Salt Mist (%)

Man Value of mass loss

-0.02

Crystallization%

 EN12370

Man Variation of mass  

-0.02

Slip Resistance

Honed60

Wet 0.67

Dry 0.78

Honed80

Wet 0.64

Dry 0.75

Honed100

Wet 0.61

Dry 0.77