Desert Brown

Substitute Names

Salmon Pink / Perth Nutmeg

Colour & Veining

Light Brown

Stone Type

Granite

Texture

Medium grain

Quarry Location

Esperance, WA

Availability

Good

General Uses

External/Internal

Finishes Available

Polished, Exfoliated, Honed, Gangsawn

Maximum Degree of Polish

High

Variation in Tone

Low

Forms Available

Slabs, panels, tiles

Flexural Strength (Wet/Dry)

12.8MAa/13MPa

Modulus of Rupture (Wet/Dry)

N/A

Compressive Strength (Wet/Dry)

184MPa/206MPa

Water Absorption

0.243%

Bulk Specific Gravity

2.636 tonnes/m3