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A polished slab of Gandonna Aswan granite, warm mottled patches in strong contrast
Granite

Gandonna Aswan.

A characterful Aswan granite with mottled warmth and strong natural contrast.

Finishes
  • Polished
  • Flamed
Formats
  • Block
  • Slab
  • Cut to size
Category

Granite

About this stone

Gandonna is the most emphatic of the Aswan granites: mottled rather than speckled, warmer than Karnak Grey, and higher in contrast than either of its red neighbours. The pattern moves across the face in patches rather than an even scatter.

That makes it a stone with a scale requirement. A single panel cuts the pattern off before it resolves and reads as an accident; a full wall or a large floor gives it the room to become deliberate. Specify it in fields, not in fragments, and ask for the quantity to come from one block wherever the pattern has to run continuously.

Polished where the contrast should be at full strength, flamed where the same stone needs to work underfoot outdoors.

Technical data
Water absorptionASTM C 970.10 %
Bulk specific gravityASTM C 972634
Modulus of ruptureASTM C 992300 psi
Compressive strengthASTM C 17021500 psi
Abrasion resistanceASTM C 24145.5 Ha
Flexural strengthASTM C 8802400 psi

Typical values for this stone. Natural stone varies between beds and blocks — ask us for the current test sheet before you specify.