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Krupskiy quarry

Company Elgran is the unique owner of present quarry and deposit.


Quarry characteristics

The reserve of granite blocks751 300
Type of a graniteKarmin
Colourgrayish-pink, grayish-red

Physical-mechanical granite properties

Density2,64 – 2,77
Volumetric weight2,610 – 2,670Kg/m³
Water absorption0,14 – 0,38%
Porosity0,8 - 3,7%
Loss in weight during evaporation process0,49 - 0,76g/cm²
Factor of softening0,80 – 0,97
Abradability0,15 - 0,31g/cm²

Strength at compression

In an air-dry condition1,212 – 2,190Kgs/cm²
In the water-sated condition1,043 – 1,800Kgs/cm²

Frost resistance freezing at 50 cycles

Strength at compression870 – 1,500Kgs/cm²
Loss in weight0,5 - 6,5%
Loss of durability4,5 - 20,0%
Mark on frost resistanceฬะว-50

Mineralogical structure

Plagioklaz20,0 - 80,0%
Biotit1,0 - 5,0%
Quartz10,0 - 40,0%
Zircon, peachare present

Chemical compounds

SiO268,91 - 74,68%
MgO0,34 - 2,85%
Al2O313,36 - 15,43%
FeO0,94 - 3,21%
Fe2O32,45 - 5,59%
TiO20,32 - 0,69%
Na2O2,59 - 3,14%

Granite blocks of all deposits of LLC Elgran correspond to state standard of Ukraine (DSTU B.V.2.7-59-97).



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