Ariah Park Gold

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Colour & Veining

Mottled Gold

Stone Type

Granite

Texture

Fine grained

Quarry Location

Ariah Park, NSW

Availability

Good

General Uses

External/Internal

Finishes Available

Polished, Exfoliated, Honed, Gangsawn

Maximum Degree of Polish

High

Variation in Tone

Occasional veining

Forms Available

Slabs, panels, tiles

Flexural Strength (Wet/Dry)

10.4MPa/12.0MPa

Modulus of Rupture (Wet/Dry)

14.5MPa/17.1MPa

Compressive Strength (Wet/Dry)

208MPa/177MPa

Water Absorption

0.311%

Bulk Specific Gravity

2.610 tonnes/m3