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ORIGIN
Location
Jardes town, Vienne county (France), 300 km South-West of Paris.
Description
Sedimentary stone.
Jurassic secondary era. Bathonian stratum. 160 million years Limestone oolitic off-white or beige with round medium-sized grains.
Other appellation
Brétigny
USES
Main uses
Flooring
Wall cladding
Dimension stone works – Ashlar
Finitions courantes
Textures
Polish
Honed
Antic
Physical properties
Apparent density | 2540 kg/m3 |
Porosity C97 | 6,1 % |
Sound velocity | 4746 m/s |
Abrasion resistance | 31,9 mm |
Compressive strength C170 | 47,5 MPa |
Freezing cycles | 156 cycles |