Karelia Red

• Place of Origin:

   Others

• Type:

  Granite

• Genre:

  Natural Stone

• sCode:

  STPR1428960

• Place of Origin:

  Finland
• Karelia Red
  Coarse-grained, non-oriented red granite. Main colour rich red. Single, relatively large (diameter 20–50mm) usually round-shaped potash felspar give a characteristic appearance to the granite. Well suited for tiles, facade elements, and monuments.
  Physical properties
  Density 2580 kg/m3
  Water absorption 0.24 p-
  Compressive strength 179 MPa
  Modulus of rupture 10.9 MPa
  Hardness 6.3 (Mohs)
  Mineral composition
  Potash feldspar 52
  Plagioclase 11
  Quartz 36
  Others 1