Desert Rose

Substitute Names

 

Colour & Veining

Pink /Brown/ Black/Grey

Stone Type

Granite

Texture

Medium grain

Quarry Location

Minnipa, SA

Availability

Limited

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)

11.4/11.5

Modulus of Rupture (Wet/Dry)

N/A

Compressive Strength (Wet/Dry)

162/183

Water Absorption

0.19

Bulk Specific Gravity

2.63