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  • PREN 12407 : DRAFT 2016

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    NATURAL STONE TEST METHODS - PETROGRAPHIC EXAMINATION

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    Published date:  22-08-2016

    Publisher:  Comite Europeen de Normalisation

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    European foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Principle
    4 Symbols
    5 Apparatus
    6 Preparation of thin and polished sections
    7 Macroscopic description
    8 Microscopic description
    9 Petrographic classification
    10 Test report
    Annex A (informative) - Preparation of thin
            sections
    Annex B (informative) - Staining preparation
            and procedure of thin sections
    Annex C (informative) - Principe and procedure
            of point counting
    Annex D (informative) - Template for the
            petrographic description of rocks
    Bibliography

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Describes methods for making technical petrographic descriptions of natural stone, except for roofing slates.

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    Comment Closes On
    Committee TC 246
    Document Type Draft
    Publisher Comite Europeen de Normalisation
    Status Current

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    01/104607 DC : DRAFT MAY 2001 PREN 771-6 - SPECIFICATION FOR MASONRY UNITS - PART 6: NATURAL STONE MASONRY UNITS

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    EN 16306:2013 Natural stone test methods - Determination of resistance of marble to thermal and moisture cycles
    EN 1936:2006 Natural stone test methods - Determination of real density and apparent density, and of total and open porosity
    EN 14205:2003 NATURAL STONE TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF KNOOP HARDNESS
    EN 14066:2013 Natural stone test methods - Determination of resistance to ageing by thermal shock
    EN 12326-2:2011 Slate and stone for discontinuous roofing and external cladding - Part 2: Methods of test for slate and carbonate slate
    EN 14147 : 2003 NATURAL STONE TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF RESISTANCE TO AGEING BY SALT MIST
    EN 13919:2002 NATURAL STONE TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF RESISTANCE TO AGEING BY SO[2] ACTION IN THE PRESENCE OF HUMIDITY
    EN 13373 : 2003 NATURAL STONE TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF GEOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS ON UNITS
    EN 14580:2005 Natural stone test methods - Determination of static elastic modulus
    EN 12371:2010 Natural stone test methods - Determination of frost resistance
    EN 12670:2001 NATURAL STONE - TERMINOLOGY
    EN 13755:2008 Natural stone test methods - Determination of water absorption at atmospheric pressure
    EN 1926:2006 Natural stone test methods - Determination of uniaxial compressive strength
    EN 14579 : 2004 NATURAL STONE TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF SOUND SPEED PROPAGATION
    EN 12440:2017 Natural stone - Denomination criteria
    EN 14231:2003 Natural stone test methods - Determination of the slip resistance by means of the pendulum tester
    EN 13161:2008 Natural stone test methods - Determination of flexural strength under constant moment
    EN 14146:2004 Natural stone test methods - Determination of the dynamic modulus of elasticity (by measuring the fundamental resonance frequency)
    EN 14158:2004 Natural stone test methods - Determination of rupture energy
    EN 1925:1999 Natural stone test methods - Determination of water absorption coefficient by capillarity
    EN 12372:2006 Natural stone test methods - Determination of flexural strength under concentrated load
    EN 13364:2001 Natural stone test methods - Determination of the breaking load at dowel hole
    EN 14157:2017 Natural stone test methods - Determination of the abrasion resistance
    EN 12370 : 1999 NATURAL STONE TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF RESISTANCE TO SALT CRYSTALLISATION
    EN 14581 : 2004 NATURAL STONE TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF LINEAR THERMAL EXPANSION COEFFICIENT
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