Trentino Porphyry
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Traditional Italian split face, split side stone available in paving, setts or cubes.
Application
Ideal for pedestrian or vehicular trafficked areas.
Description
Traditional Italian split face, split side stone available in paving, setts or cubes.
Features and benefits:
- Its mixed colours of reds, browns, greys and golds bring warmth and richness to any landscape.
- This high performing material is extremely hard-wearing and is renowned for its stain resistant qualities.
- Quarried in and manufactured Italy, its naturally split surfaces which gently undulate make porphyry a particularly pedestrian-friendly material.
- Used throughout Europe since Roman times, this stone has high slip resistance and durability as well as being extremely strong.
- Completely frost resistant.
- Available in a range of standard plan sizes
- Bespoke size options can be accommodated upon request.
- Available in a choice of three colour blends.
General information
Color | Grey Brown Purple Red Gold |
Finish | Grained |
Material | Porphyry |
Shape | Square |
Length | 100 mm |
Width | 100 mm |
Height | 40 mm 60 mm 80 mm 100 mm |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | Q25/26 Natural stone slab paving systems Q25/320 Tactile flags and slabs Q25/310 Natural stone slabs |
Specification data - Natural stone paving slabs
Standard | To BS EN 1341. |
Stone denomination | |
Petrological family | Porphyry. |
Colour | Medium red to greyish brown. |
Origin | Italy.Guidance for specification option: Trento Region. |
Physical properties | |
Profile | |
Slab type | Setts.Paving.Cubes. |
Arrises | Square. |
Dimensions and associated tolerances | |
Nominal sizes | 100 x 100 x 40—60 mm.100 x 100 x 60—80 mm.100 x 100 x 80—100 mm. |
Finish | Very fine to coarse grained. |
Performance requirements | |
Slip resistance | To BS 14231, 80 (dry); 41 (wet). |
Breaking load | To EN 12372, 23.1 MPa.Guidance for specification option: Lev = 19.2 MPa. |
Water absorption (maximum) | To EN 13755, 0.9%.Guidance for specification option: Hev =0.9%. |
Colour mix | Multi mix. Purple mix. Grey brown mix. |
Abrasion resistance | To EN 1341, 14.5 mm. Guidance for specification option: Hev = 16 mm. |
Durability | To EN 12371, 23.1/20.1 MPa. Manufacturer guidanceFreeze-thaw. |
Material density | To EN 1936, 2704 k.g./m³. Guidance for specification option: (Mean value to EN 1936 : 2006). |
Porosity | To EN 1936, 2.2%. Manufacturer guidanceOpen porosity. |
CompressiveStrength | To EN 1926, 270 MPa. Guidance for specification option: Lev = 253 MPa. |
Sustainability data
Country of material origin | Italy |
Country of product manufacture | Italy |
Literature
Trentino Porphyry