Knife block from Wolga Blue | Diamond Cut

Details

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