G684 Granite From China

G684 Granite From China

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Synonyms: Absolute Black, Beauty Black, Black Basalt, Black Beauty, Black on Black, Black Pearl, Black Rain, Diamond Black, Dirty Black, ER 381, Fudin Black, Fuding Black, Fuding Hei, Fujian Black, Funding Black, G3518, G 139, Padang 684, Padang Black, Padang Green, Padang Gruen, Padang Nero, Padang Schwarz, Padanga Green, Palladio Dark, Panda Black, Pearl Black, Schwarzer Basalt, Twilight

Origin: China, Fuding, Fujian province

Technical and physical characteristics
Bulk density: 2,69 kg/dm³
Bending strength: 24,90 N/mm²
Compression breaking load: 203,20 N/mm²

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 basalt.

A black glass olivine basalt.

Basalt: Basalt is a common gray to black volcanic rock. It is usually fine-grained due to rapid cooling of lava on the Earth's surface. It may be porphyritic containing larger crystals in a fine matrix, or vesicular, or frothy scoria. Unweathered basalt is black or gray.