Carioca Gold Granite From Brazil

Carioca Gold Granite From Brazil

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Synonyms: Almond Juparana, Amarello Gold, Amarelo Amendoa Classico, Amarelo Dorado Carioca, Amarillo Almendra Clasico, Caricca Gold, Carioca Gold Star, Dorado Carioca, Giallo Carioca, Giallo Dorato, Golden Carioca, Juparana Almond, Sorima, Sorima Pink

Origin: Brazil, quarry RN 000194, BR 251, km 32, Fazenda Sao Pedra, Cachoeira de Pajeu, Minas Gerais

Technical and physical characteristics
Bulk density 12.766: 2,642 kg/dm³
Bending strength 12.763: 11,62 N/mm²
Compression breaking load 12.767: 122,80 N/mm²
Abrasion resistance 12.042 (Amsler): 0,60 mm
Water absorption 12.766: 0,33%

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 anorthosite.

A medium- to coarse-grained, yellow to brown-pink granite.

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.