Introduction
The dark red marble known as cherry marble or Rosso Levanto is mined in the eastern Turkish province of Elazig and is sold worldwide although it is exported especially to Italy, South Africa, Singapore, and the United States.
Rosso Levanto marble is a marble with a very intense dark red color, with a tendency to violet, with long and separate veins in white tones that cross it throughout its surface.
It has been used in architectural projects such as Palazzo Fendi, and is a stone that brings majesty, captures the eye and elevates any environment.
| Properties | Test Method | Requirements | Results | Verdicts | |
| Water absorption | EN ISO 10545-3:2018 |
Eb≤0.5% | 0.08% | P | |
| Percent mass fraction | Individual maximum 0.6% | 0.07%~0.09% | P | ||
| Breaking strength, in N | EN ISO 10545-4:2019 |
≥1300 | 4717 | P | |
| Modulus of rupture, in Mpa | EN ISO 10545-4:2019 |
Minimum≥35 | - | N/A | |
| Not applicable to tiles with breaking strength≥3000N | Individual minimum≥32 | - | N/A | ||
| Abrasion resistance | EN ISO 10545-7:1998 |
Report abrasion class | Class 4 | - | |
| Resistance to surface abrasion of glazed tiles intended for use on floors | Report cycles passed | 2100 | - | ||
| Coefficient of linear thermal expansion:from ambient temperature to 100°C | EN ISO 10545-8:2014 |
Declared value | 6.0X 10-6°C-1 | - | |
| Thermal shock resistance | EN ISO 10545-9:2013 |
Pass | Fully resistance | P | |
| Crazing resistance: glazed tiles | EN ISO 10545-11:1996 |
Pass | Fully resistance | P | |
| Frost resistance | EN ISO 10545-12:1997 |
Pass | Fully resistance | P | |
| Impact resistance: Coefficient of restitution (COR) | EN ISO 10545- 5:1997 |
Declared value | 0.87 | - | |
| Slipperiness | Shod Ramp Test, critical angle, ages | DIN 51130:2014 | Declared value | Dr :55 | |
| Pendulum friction test , PTV 96 | CEN/TS 16165:2016 |
Wet:15 | |||
| Reaction to fire | CWT | ClassA1 or A1FL A1 or A1FL |
Used for walls: Class A1 Used for floorings: Class A1fl |
P | |
| Resistance to staining | EN ISO 10545-14:2015 |
Minimum Class 3 | Class5 | P | |
