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Blue Limestone
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Ace Stones offers Natural Blue Limestone Rock of good
quality and cheap prices. Whatever may be your requirement, standard or
custom, you can trust us to supply Natural Blue Lime stone as per your
requirements.
| Color |
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Light and dark Blue, Green and Greenish
Blue color limestone. |
| Usability |
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For interiors and exteriors such as
footpaths, parking and gardens. |
| Specialty |
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Hard stone, suitable in all weather and
temperatures. It can achieve excellent finish and mirror polish, so
good, that it is also called limestone marble. The Strength, Color and
Finish makes it highly suitable for high traffic premium places like
Airports, Stations, Shopping Malls and High profile Buildings. |
| Standard Sizes |
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30x30 cm.(12x12 in.), 40x40 cm.(16x16
in.)
30x30 cm.(24x12 in.), 60x40 cm.(24x16 in.)
60x60 cm.(24x24 in.), 60x90 cm.(24x35 in.) |
| Available Finishes |
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Honed, Natural Cleft, Polished, Sawn, Calibrated,
Random Slabs or any cut to size
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| Available Forms |
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Tiles, Slabs, Cobbles, Pillars.
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| Thickness |
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10 mm - 20 mm |
| Tumbled sandstone |
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Available in various sizes such as 4 “x4” ,
6”x6” , 12” x12” . Also available in custom
made / size and thickness |
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Technical Information
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Value
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ASTM/ INDIAN Standards
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| Water absorption, % by weight |
0.26
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C-97
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Density (Bulk specific gravity)
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2.67
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C-97
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Modulus of rupture, N/ mm2
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Dry
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Parallel to rift
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39
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C-99 Guidelines
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Perpendicular to rift
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30
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C-99
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Wet
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Parallel to rift
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28
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C-99 Guidelines
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Perpendicular to rift
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32
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C-99
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Compressive Strength N/ mm2
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Dry
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Parallel to rift
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172
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C-170
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Perpendicular to rift
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92
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Wet
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Parallel to rift
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126
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Perpendicular to rift
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70
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Abrasion (Resistance to wear)
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Average wear, mm
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2.2
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IS 1237 Guidelines
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Max. wear on individual Specimen, mm
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2.5
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Important Physical Properties
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| Co-efficient in Hardness |
16.87 |
| Crushing Strength (lb/Sq. Inch.) |
30620 |
| Specific Gravity |
2.80 |
| Grain Size Fine grained |
10 - 30 micron |
| Hardness on Moh's scale |
2.5 to 3 |
| Calcium Carbonate ( CaCO3) |
68-70 % |
| Silica (SiO2) |
23-25% |
| Compressive Strength |
2189 Kg/cm2 |
| Low Absorption Value |
0.32% |
| High Abrasion Value ( BS 812-1951) |
18.12 |
Kota Blue Limestone have the unique properties of limestone. They are very tough, non
water-absorbent, take good polish, non-porous and have excellent stain removability.
Moreover, their resistance to wear and delamination is higher than other
stones.
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