MATERIALS
Limestones
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MATERIALS
Limestones
The Fatima is a light beige to white limestone, with fine grain and quite uniform background. It presents a very uniform structure, but some occasional thin lines and some darker brown spots. In terms of hardness, this is a soft limestone. The Fatima presents a very similar look to other major Portuguese limestones such as the Moleanos, Semi Rijo or Cabeca Veada, just recently have become a reference limestone with more demand than supply.
Compression strength: 1366 Kg/cm2; Flexural strength: 203 Kg/cm2; Open porosity: 8,0%
The Fatima is a preferential limestone to be used on cladding, masonry and similar applications. Due to its light beige color, uniformity and large quantities available, this limestone has had quite some demand.
There is huge demand from China, which buys most blocks of this limestone, but it is also seen as a reliable alternative to other international light colored limestones for large projects.
Fatima
Fatima