Knife block from Wolga Blue | Diamond Cut
Knife block from Wolga Blue | Diamond Cut
Details
Stopping places | 14 |
Weight | 21.4kg |
Size | Length 95 cm | Width 12 cm | Height 32 cm |
Serial number | TSSDC003 |
Attention: Unfortunately very infrequent due to the Ukraine conflict.
The Volga Blue is one of the most beautiful granites due to its attractive appearance, so this natural stone has a particularly noble appearance. Its characteristic structure has bright blue inclusions that give the Volga Blue its uniqueness. In the case of the Volga Blue, it is the feldspar mineral anorthite that allows this granite stone to be classified as anorthosite. The long cooling phase enables crystal formation, so the individual minerals are very easy to recognize.
Description: Wolga Blue
Type of rock: Anorthosite
Age: Precambrian (covers the first 4 billion years of Earth’s history)
Rock group: Plutonic rock
Appearance: Interference colors, changing according to lighting and direction, black, blue, coarse grained
Location: around Zitamir, Ukraine
Acid resistance: Individual minerals are not acid resistant!
Technical data: Wolga Blue
Bulk density: 2.8 t/m³
Compressive strength: 162 MPa
Bending strength: /
Water absorption: 0.21% by weight
Frost resistance: Frost resistant