SVENSTORP Hallandia
Location: Berget Svenstorp, 310 50 Slöinge, Sweden
Geo coordinates: WGS84 dec 56.820546 12.657255
Halland Gneiss with a warm red-black tone. Featuring a flamed, veined pattern. One of only two Swedish stone types to receive the international “Global Heritage Stone Resource” designation. Relatively fine-grained. Commonly used for gravestones and decorative elements, but also suitable for other projects such as facade cladding, walls, countertops, and paving.
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| Technical properties | Value | Unit | Standard |
| Compressive strength | Average: 216
Standard deviation: 26 Lower expected value: 156 |
Mpa | SS-EN 1926:2006 |
| Flexural strength | Average: 16,3
Standard deviation: 0,9 Lower expected value: 14,5 |
Mpa | SS-EN 12372:2022 |
| Abrasion resistance (Böhme) | Average: 6,2 | cm3/50 cm2 | SS-EN 14157:2017 |
| Slip resistance, honed surface (dry) | Average: 54 | SRV | SS-EN 14231:2003 |
| Slip resistance, honed surface (wet) | Average: 32 | SRV | SS-EN 14231:2003 |
| Apparent density | Average: 2665 | kg/m3 | SS-EN 1936:2006 |
| Open porosity | Average: 0,3 | % | SS-EN 1936:2006 |
| Water absorption | Average: 0,11 | weight % | SS-EN 13755:2008 |
| Rupture energy | Average: 5,0 | J | SS-EN 14158:2004 |
| Breaking load at dowel holes | Average: 2572 | N | SS-EN 13364:2002 |
| Petrographic composition | Standard SS-EN 12407:2019 | Value | |
| Quartz | 27 % | ||
| Plagioclase | 39 % | ||
| Potassium feldspar | 28 % | ||
| Biotite | 1,4 % | ||
| Amphibole | 4 % | ||
| Opaque minerals | 1,2 % |
Tested by RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB (2024-05-14)
