Thassos Marble Blocks
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Thassos Marble Blocks
Coming from the island of Thassos, where quarrying started in the 6th century BC, Thassos Snow White marble is today the purest white building stone available on earth.
Marble block selections:
Marble block selections:
A1, A2 and A3
Suitable and safe for gang-saw processing for production of slabs. A1 has no or only a few irrelevant crack issues, while A2 and A3 have more.
A/B
Blocks of A/B and B are safe only for disc-cutting, not gang-saw processing, for production of tiles.
Calcite
Dolomite
Quartz
Dolomite
Quartz
12
86
2
86
2
CaO
MgO
SiO₂
Fe₂O₃
MgO
SiO₂
Fe₂O₃
35.93
18.20
0.60
0.18
18.20
0.60
0.18
Apparent Specific Weight Kg/m³
Absorption Coefficient wt%
Compressive Strength Kg/cm²
Modulus of Rupture Kg/cm²
Abrasion Resistance mm
Absorption Coefficient wt%
Compressive Strength Kg/cm²
Modulus of Rupture Kg/cm²
Abrasion Resistance mm
2882
0.68
990
189
4.33
0.68
990
189
4.33
