Azul Imperial has strong physical characteristics, together with the beautiful aesthetic qualities, allowing designers and architects worldwide to utilize a multitude of color combinations from residential household kitchens to large commercial projects.
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HorizontalAzul Imperial is one of the rare stones to have a Dumortierite deposit. This mineral of aluminium boro-silicate is responsible for giving the stone its vivid blue hues.
| PETROGRAPHY CLASSIFICATION | QUARTZITE |
| PROPERTIES | UNIT | RESULTS |
| Water Absorption | (%) | 0,09 |
| Apparent Dry Density | (g/cm³) | 2,652 |
| Compressive Strength | (N) | 3355 |
| Flexural Strength | (Mpa) | 22,7 |
| Abrasion Strength | (cm³/cm²) | – |
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Tipo: QUARTZITE
Azul Imperial is a quartzite coming from the depths of Brazil. Located to the south of the village Oliveira dos Brejinhos in Brazilian state of Bahia, this metamorphic rock Originated from a quartz rich sandstone 1.2 bilion years ago. Over time, heat and pressure converted this Precambrian stone into the beautiful quartzite as we know it now.
Polished
It is the “shiny” surface that results in the plate when receiving the complete finish, that is, until the last grain. Depending on its composition, the polished material may have a higher or lower brightness intensity.
Brushed
It is the resultant surface in the sheet when it receives roughing treatment performed by steel brushes or synthetic materials. Different brushing models can be executed, with greater roughness, medium and few.
Soft Leather
It is the resultant surface in the sheet when it receives roughing treatment performed by steel brushes or synthetic materials. Depending on the type of brushes used you can still reproduce in some materials a surface with a design similar to natural leather.
Flamed
It is the resultant surface in the plate when it receives heat treatment (burned with torch specially developed for the function) that takes out small flakes of the same, making the surface slightly irregular producing the impression that it is rustic.
Water Jet
It is the resulting surface in the sheet when it receives roughing treatment carried out by a high-pressure water jet. It is basically made of sheets from the looms because in these the pressurized water finds penetration points in the plate to loosen the scales of the sawn surface.
