Blanco Altea Limestone is ivory cream limestone, calciclastic and oolitic trend, slightly bioclastic.
PHYSICAL-MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS
- Compressive strength - 950 kg/cm2 
- Compressive strength after freeze/thaw cycles - 1030 kg/cm2 
- Flexural strength - 105 kg/cm2
- Apparent density - 2 570 kg/m3 
- Water absorption to P.At.N. - 1.7 % 
- Open porosity - 4.4 % 
- Water absorption at atmospheric pressure - 5.0 x10-6 / oC 
- Abrasion resistance - 3.5 mm 
- Shock resistance: minimum height of fall - 40 cm
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
SiO2-------------------------------------------------------------- 0.07 %
Al2O3------------------------------------------------------------ 0.27 %
Fe2O3 (total)---------------------------------------------------- 0.06 %
MnO-------------------------------------------------------------- vest.
CaO-------------------------------------------------------------- 55.69 %
MgO-------------------------------------------------------------- 0.26 %
Na2O------------------------------------------------------------- 0.05 %
K2O-------------------------------------------------------------- 0.05 %
TiO2------------------------------------------------------------- 0.00 %
L.O.I.------------------------------------------------------------ 43.55 %