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:
Address: Rautavaarantie 1810, 73250 Korpijärvi.
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.