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  Lacôme pointillé
 
  Type
Oolitic limestone, Middle Jurassic, Bathonian stratum
Appearance
Fine grain white background, numerous small darker pearly grains
Location
Ravières
Recommended uses
Cladding : Elevation, Springing course, string course, sill, base course, coping
Ashlar masonry : Elevation, Springing course, cornice, sill, base course
Flooring : Internal, Individual traffic use
Decorative application : Staircases, Fireplaces
Possible finishes  > to Learn More
Honed, Rough Honed, Split, Bush-Hammered, Chiseled, Tooled
 
  Characteristics :
Apparent density : 2100 à 2300 kg/m3 (NF EN 1936)
Porosity : 14 à 20 % (NF EN 1936)
Sound propagation speed : 4000 à 5000 m/s (NF B 10-505)
Resistance to fixation elements (3cm) TYPE I : 120 à 150 daN (NF B 10-514)
Compressive strength : 70 à 90 MPa (NF EN 1926)
Bending strength : 11 à 16 MPa (NF EN 12372)
Abrasion resistance : 32 à 37 mm (NF B 10-508)
Capillarity C1 : 8 à 12 g.cm-2.mn-0.5 (NF B 10-502)
Capillarity C2 : 8 à 12 g.cm-2.mn-0.5 (NF B 10-502)