Galala Beige - Egyptian Marble

🪨 Galala Beige Marble – Material Description

• • Material Name : Galala Beige Marble
  • Material Color : Beige to light creamy ivory
  • Country Of Orgin : Egypt | Egyptian Marble Quarry
  • Material Type : Natural Limestone Marble 
  • Stone Category : marble

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🎨 Marble Color and Appearance

• Color: Beige to light creamy ivory, with occasional soft brown or gray veining

• Surface Look: Warm, elegant, and neutral — ideal for both modern and classical interiors

• Finish Options: Polished, Honed, Brushed, Tumbled, Sandblasted, Bush-hammered

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🌍 Country of Origin

• Origin: Egypt

• Specifically quarried from the Galala Mountain region, near the Suez Canal, Red Sea Governorate

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📦 Material Availability

• Availability: Very high – Extensively quarried and exported worldwide

• Available in:

  • Slabs

  • Tiles

  • Blocks

  • Cut-to-size panels

  • Mosaics, skirtings, steps, and decorative elements

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📐 Dimensions of the Slabs

• • Standard Slab Dimensions:
    • Width          130 up 200 
    •  Length        230 up 300
  • Custom sizes available upon request

 

📐 Dimensions of the Tiles

• • Standard Tile Dimensions:
    • 30 * 60 CM
    • 60 * 60 CM
  • Custom sizes available upon request

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📏 Thickness of the Slabs and Tiles

• • Common thicknesses: 2 cm , 3 cm , 4 cm
  • Other thicknesses like 6 cm , 8 cm , 10 cm
  • can be custom ordered

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📊 Standard Specifications & Technical Data

🧪 Compressive Strength

• Range: 80–120 MPa

🧪 Flexural Strength

• Range: 9–12 MPa

🧪 Abrasion Resistance

• Medium – Best suited for medium to low traffic areas

• Not ideal for heavily used industrial floors

🧪 Density

• Approx.: 2,450–2,600 kg/m³

🧪 Water Absorption

• Range: 0.5% – 3.0%

• Requires sealing for use in wet areas

🧪 Modulus of Rupture

• Range: 10–15 MPa

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✅ Uses of Marble

• Indoor flooring

• Wall cladding (interior/exterior)

• Bathrooms and vanity tops

• Staircases

• Columns and decorative features

• Hotel and residential projects