Silver Green is silvery, patterned quartzite extracted from Varpaisjärvi. It is well suited for use in funeral memorials and as decorative stone both indoors and outdoors.
Colour variation: Modest
Weather resistance: Good
Wear resistance: Good
Place of extraction: Varpaisjärvi
Technical characteristics:
Compressive strength: 169.0 Mpa
Flexural strength: 18.1 Mpa
Hardness: 5.7 Mohs
Mineral composition:
Quartz: 65.2%
Muscovite: 10.1%
Chlorite: 17.2%
Epidote: 7.0%
Biotite: 0.5%
How to find the quarry:
Drive 18 km from Varpaisjärvi to the Rautavaara direction, turn left from the top of the hill. The quarry can be seen on the left side after driving 1 km.