Yellow Richemont Stone
Richemont Jaune
Limestone from Poitou-Charentes
Nature
Oolitic limestone. Upper Cretaceous, Turonian stage
Appearance
Fond plus ou moins jaune ramagé à grains fins et moyens
Origin
Pons (France)
25 km from Cognac
Recommended uses
Thin wall covering: Glued, Attached, Exterior elevation, Exterior strip and Sill
Solid wall: Outdoor cladding, Outdoor spouts, Outdoor listels, Outdoor sills
Finishes available
Honed, Honed, Embossed
Technical characteristics
Open Porosity: 20 to 30% (NF EN 1936)
Porosity: 20 to 30% (NF EN 1936)
Resistance to fixing (4cm) TYPE I: 500 to 900 N (NF EN 13364)
Compressive strength: 15 to 25 MPa (NF EN 772-1)
Flexural Strength: 3 to 4 MPa (NF EN 12372)
Capillarity Coefficent C1: 130 to 190 g.m-2.s-1/2 (NF EN 772-11)
Capillarity Coefficent C2: 150 to 190 g.m-2.s-1/2 (NF EN 772-11)
