Iragna gneiss

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Iragna is a grey gneiss, moderately schistose with a medium-fine grain and fine distribution of mica minerals.

It is extracted from quarries near the municipality of Iragna, in the canton of Ticino (Switzerland).

Its composition is as follows: 60% white feldspar (albite), it also contains quartz and biotite (dark mica) and sometimes muscovite (light mica) and epidote.

It is a rock that is highly resistant to frost, acids and alkalis.

The main source of the description

Material-Archiv. (2024). Iragna.

Burzer, K., Vernooij, M. (2016). Gneis! : ein Schweizer Gestein im Kontext der Architektur. Materialsammlung ETH Zürich.

The original source of the characteristic values

Zerbi, S. (2011). Construction en pierre massive en Suisse. Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.

Material

Natural stone

Usage

Bathroom, Facade, Interior floor, Interior forniture, Kitchen, Outdoor floor, Outdoor furniture

Finishing

Flamed, Polished

Property

Compact, Decorative, Natural, Rigid

Shape

Blocks, Slabs

Sample

4

Sample ID

EM000009405648, EM000009405649, supsi000009521, supsi000009523

Place

shelf D2, wall B

Sample weight

1000g – 5000g, 499g – 1000g

Density

2660 kg/m3

Compressive strength

180 N/mm2

Flexural strength

18,4 N/mm2