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San Luis Slate Quarry

 

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San Louis Slate Quarry

The SSQ Riverstone quarry in La Florida, central Argentina contains enormous reserves of the local regions most important natural resource. The slate dates back 560 million years to the Cambrian era and has been quarried by the people of La Florida for hundreds of years.

 

 

SSQ Riverstone Thickness
Oro 4 - 7 mm
Plata 4 - 7 mm
Gruesa 10 - 12 mm

 

Testing

Samples of SSQ Riverstone have been tested in accordance with, and comply with, the relevant sections of:

 

Testing for the P32/302 is carried out by Laboratoire Natonal d/Essais. Test certificates are available from SSQ on request.

 

Features and Benefits

Fire: The slate is completely non-combustible

 

Optical: The colour of SSQ Riverstone is natural and devoid of artificial pigments. It does not fade in sunlight.

 

Climate: SSQ Riverstone slate is non-porous and its very low coefficient of expansions means that it is unaffected by changes in temperature.

 

Chemical and Biological: The slate is stable with no adverse reaction in polluted environments (i.e. acid rain).

 

Sizes and Weights

Thickness
(mm)
Size
(cm)
Weight per 1000
(kg)
Oro Plata Gruesa   Oro Plata Gruesa
4-7 7-9 9-15 60 x 30 3100 3460 5500
4-7 7-9 9-15 50 x 30 2420 2730 4722
4-7 7-9 9-15 50 x 25 1970 2190 3570
4-7 7-9 9-15 45 x 25 1790 2040 3200
4-7 7-9 9-15 40 x 25 1560 1740 3060
4-7 7-9 9-15 40 x 20 1210 1340 2370
4-7 7-9 9-15 30 x 20 900 1020 1630

 

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