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Lime Stone

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Limestone

  • Tailor-Made Specifications Possible
  • Carved Articles Possible
  • Recommended Applications Interiors & Exteriors
  • Suitability High Traffic
  • Consistency Fair
  • Fragility Sound
  • Delivery Depends on Order Quantity
  • Classification South Limestone
  • Quarry Deposit Layered
  • Quarry Excavation Hand Split Layers
  • Chisel Splitting Possible
  • Gang Saw Sawing Not Possible

Technical Information Value ASTM/ INDIAN Standards
Water absorption, % by weight 0.09 C-97
Density (Bulk specific gravity) 2644 C-97
Modulus of rupture, N/ mm2 Dry – 11
Wet – 15
C-99
Compressive Strength N/ mm2 Dry – 117
Wet – 100
C-170
Physical Properties

Physically, Limestone are Quite impervious, Hard, Compact, fine to very fine grained calcareous rocks of sedimentary nature.

Hardness 3 to 4 on Moh’s Scale
Density 2.5 to 2.65 Kg/m3
Compressive Strength 1800 to 2100 Kg/cm2
Water Absorption Less than 1%
Porosity Quite low
Weather Impact Resistant

 

Chemical Properties

Chemically, both limestone and marbles are siliceous calcium carbonate rocks.

Lime (CaO) 38-42%
Silica (SiO2) 20-25%
Alumina (Al2O3) 2-4%
Other Oxides like Na, Mg 1.5 to 2.5%
Loss On Ignition (LOI) 30-32%


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