Saphirblue
Granite
Structure: The SAPHIRBLUE is more coarse-grained, grey-blue to silvery-blue resplendent syenite (larvikite). There is a great variety. In the year 2002 was about 30 quarries in the extraction area in enterprise. Syenite often exhibit a very homogeneous structure. At the polished surface visible glows results from the reflection of the light at the feldspar crystals. The main mixture parts are subordinated to soda (NA-K) feldspar (85% Anorthoklas), plagioclase, dark mica and quartz. Black biotite and black-greener pyroxene give SAPHIRBLUE an intensive color contrast.
Characteristics: After the MOHS hardness scale (1 = chalk, 10 = diamond) the SAPHIRBLUE possesses a degree of hardness of 6-7 and counts thus to the hard rocks. It is to a large extent frost steady.
Characteristics: After the MOHS hardness scale (1 = chalk, 10 = diamond) the SAPHIRBLUE possesses a degree of hardness of 6-7 and counts thus to the hard rocks. It is to a large extent frost steady.
Emergence: The SAPHIRBLUE developed as intrusion of potassium and sodium-rich granite melt, which solidified underneath the earth's surface slowly. By the long and even cooling over millions of years the uniform grain structure with the silvery-blue resplendent feldspar crystals, typical for the SAPHIRBLUE, developed.
Age: 260 million years (Permian).
Use: The SAPHIRBLUE is to be used as hard rock in the interior and external architecture, main as floor mats, stairs, fronts, washstands, kitchen sill plates, etc.