G562 Granite From China

G562 Granite From China

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Synonyms: Ahorn Rot, Capao Bonito, Cenxi, Cenxi Hong, Cenxi Red, Charme, Copperstone, Crown Red, G4562, Gsg009rd, Maple-Leaf Red, Maple Leaf Red, Maple Red, Mapple Red, Marple Leaf Red, New Capao Bonito, WG562

Origin: China, Cenxi, autonomous region Guangxi

Technical and physical characteristics
Bulk density: 2,61 kg/dm³
Bending strength: 12,37 N/mm²
Compression breaking load: 118,08 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 granite.

A coarse-grained, red-brown alkaline feldspar granite.

Granite: Granite is 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.