Blue Crystal

Substitute Names

Sydney Blue

Colour & Veining

Blue/Black/white

Stone Type

Granite

Texture

Coarse grain

Quarry Location

Cowra, NSW

Availability

Good

General Uses

External/Internal

Finishes Available

Polished, Exfoliated, Honed, Gangsawn

Maximum Degree of Polish

High

Variation in Tone

Moderate

Forms Available

Slabs, panels, tiles

Flexural Strength (Wet/Dry)

8.59MPa/9.4MPa

Modulus of Rupture (Wet/Dry)

14/15.4

Compressive Strength (Wet/Dry)

186MPa/226MPa

Water Absorption

0.154%

Bulk Specific Gravity

2.705ltonnes/m3