THE COLOUR COLLECTION
Rosso Cait
Rosso Cait, like Flora and Grigio Argento comes from the Cervenillë quarry. Its rich colouration covers the range shown below.
It has proven particularly popular as a highlight stone to use alongside, for example, Sivec, but is also in demand as both block and slab in various markets around the world including China.
ROSSO CAIT
Technical Data
EN Standard
GENERAL COLOURING: RED WITH WHITE BIOCLASTS
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: KOSOVO
PETROGRAPHIC EXAMINATION: LIMESTONE
APPLICATION: INTERIOR / EXTERIOR
SLAB FINISHING: POLISHED, HONED, LEATHERED, BUSH HAMMERED
ABRASION RESISTANCE (mm): 19.5
WATER ABSORPTION (at atmospheric pressure): 0.06%
APPARENT DENSITY (KG/M³): 2700
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH (MPA): 113
OPEN POROSITY: 0.20%
FLEXIBLE STRENGTH (under concentrated load): 9.4 Mpa
SLIP RESISTANCE POLISHED: DRY: 56 / WET: 28
ASTM Standard
PETROGRAPHIC EXAMINATION: LIMESTONE
ABRASION RESISTANCE (HA): 23.3
WATER ABSORPTION (at atmospheric pressure): 0.09%
BULK SPECIFIC GRAVITY (KG/M³): 2708
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH (MPA): DRY: 109 / WET: 96
MODULUS OF RUPTURE (MPA): DRY: 8.9 / WET: 8.9