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Types & Selections
There are five main selections of Thassos Marble. These are: Thassos Extra, Classico, Waterfall, Redlines and Crystal. Here are some samples.
Thassos Extra
Thassos Extra - 4Kb
Snow white, without veins or shadows.
Thassos Classico
Thassos Classico - 5Kb
Snow white with perhaps one or two larger transparent crystals per tile.
Thassos Waterfall
Thassos Waterfall - 5Kb
Snow white backround with light grey shadows and some larger crystals.
Thassos Redlines
Snow white backround with light red diagonal veins.
Thassos Crystal
Snow white backround with a few transparent crystals.
Standard and extended sizes *
30 x 30 x 2cm
30.5 x 30.5 x 1cm
12" x 12" x 3/8"
30 x 60 x 2cm
30.5 x 15.25 x 1cm
6" x 12" x 3/8"
40 x 40 x 2cm
30.5 x 61 x 1cm
12" x 24" x 3/8"
50 x 50 x 2cm
40.6 x 40.6 x 1/1.2cm
16" x 16" x 3/8"
60 x 60 x 2cm
45.7 x 45.7 x 2cm
18" x 18" x 3/4"
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61 x 61 x 2cm
24" x 24" x 3/4"
slabs 2cm/3cm
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slabs 3/4" or 11/5"

* provided by Athenian Marble Ltd.

Physical & Mechanical Properties
APPARENT SPECIFIC WEIGHT Kg/m3
2850
MODULUS OF ELASTICITY tn/cm2
740
ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT wt%
0.23
ABRASION RESISTANCE mm (after 1000 m)
6.58
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH Kg/cm2
990
MICROHARDNESS KNOOP Kg/mm2
321.60
MODULUS OF RUPTURE Kg/cm2
132
 

 

Mineralogical Composition (Weight %)
Calcite
12
Albite
-
Dolomite
86
Epidote
-
Quartz
2
Hematite
-
Muscovite
-

Chromite

-
Sericite
-
Clays
-
Clorite
-
 

 

Chemical Analysis (Weight %)
CaO
34.00
K2O
0.02
MgO
20.00
Na2O
0.03
SiO2
0.07
MnO
0.02
Fe2O3
0.12

CO2

46.20
Al2O3
0.22
   

 

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