Moleanos Vidraco

DESCRIPTION

The Moleanos Vidraco is a light beige colored limestone, with thin grain, several brownish fine spots and lines. It presents some signs of fossils throughout its surface. This variation of the Moleanos Classic has a considerable hardness, being in fact one of the hardest limestones in Portugal.

The Moleanos Vidraco is extracted in the same quarries as other types of Moleanos, but with less representation in terms of volume. Nonetheless and due to its considerable hardness, this is a very popular limestone to be used on diverse exterior application.

TECHNICAL DATA

Compression strenght: 950 Kg/cm2; Bending strenght: 105 Kg/cm2; Porosity: 4.4%; Density: 2570 kg/m3

RECOMMENDED APPLICATIONS

The Moleanos Vidraco is an excellent limestone to be used on diverse exterior applications. This has been for many years one of the preferred choices for Portuguese traditional flooring, which is found in historical parts of Portugal. It is also used on exterior flooring, cladding, paving and even cladding.