Capao Bonito Granite From Brazil

Capao Bonito Granite From Brazil

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Synonyms: Capao Bonito Red, Capao Red, Capo Bonito, Red Capao Bonito, Rosso Capao Bonito, Vermelho Capao Bonito

Origin: Brazil, quarry RN 000196, Paranapitanga, Fazenda Somibras, Capao Bonito, Sao Paolo

Technical and physical characteristics
Bulk density 12.766: 2,635 kg/dm³
Bending strength 12.763: 11,40 N/mm²
Compression breaking load 12.767: 153,00 N/mm²
Abrasion resistance 12.042 (Amsler): 0,58 mm
Water absorption 12.766: 0,21%

Frost resistant
Polish constant

This stone internationally may be nominated as a granite however in the area of application of the European Standard (EN) this stone must be nominated as a granite.

A fine to medium-grained, red granite of the Precambrian period. Mineral distribution on the average: perthitic microcline: 45%, quartz: 35%, oligoclase: 15%, biotite: 5%.

Granite: A common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granites are usually medium to coarse grained, occasionally with some individual crystals larger than the groundmass forming a rock known as porphyry. Granites can be pink to dark gray or even black, depending on their chemistry and mineralogy.