Saint-Maximin Franche Fine Stone
Saint-Maximin Franche Fine
Limestone from the Paris Basin
Nature
Limestone with milioles and nummulites, Eocene, Lutetian stage
Appearance
Plain beige background, fine grains, with few and small holes, sometimes a few shells
Origin
Saint-Maximin (France)
60 km from Paris
Recommended uses
Thin wall covering: Glued, Attached, Exterior elevation, Exterior band and support, Exterior basement, Exterior crowning
Solid wall: Outdoor cladding, Outdoor spouts, Outdoor listels, Outdoor sills, Outdoor plinths, Outdoor cornices
Finishes available
Honed, Embossed
Technical characteristics
Apparent Density: 1700 to 2000 kg/m3 (NF EN 1936)
Open Porosity: 25 to 35% (NF EN 1936)
Resistance to fixing (3cm) TYPE I: 600 to 1200 N (NF EN 13364)
Compressive Strength: 9 to 12 MPa (NF EN 772-1)
Flexural Strength: 3 to 4 MPa (NF EN 12372)
Capillarity Coefficent C1: 200 to 400 g.m-2.s-1/2 (NF EN 772-11)
Capillarity Coefficent C2: 200 to 400 g.m-2.s-1/2 (NF EN 772-11)
