V. Gajić, V. Matović, N. Vasić, Danica Srećković-Batoćanin
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Abstract
The Struganik limestone has been increasingly popular in recent years for
interior and exterior building applications, due to easy workability, low
cost and multi purpose suitability. The quality of limestone is determined by
its mineralogical and textural characteristics and physico-mechanical
properties. The Struganik stone corresponds to marl, clayey limestone and
limestone (micritic and allochemical). The limestone is commonly layered,
either thinly bedded or banked. Chert concretions are present in all
varieties. The Upper and the Lower Campanian age were deduced by the abundant
foraminifers. Micrite limestone is an autochthonous rock generated in a deep
marine environment, whereas allochemical limestone is related to a shallow
marine environment but subsequently brought into a deep-water system. The
mass quality of the Struganik limestone is controlled by variability of
lithology and layering. The values of physico-mechanical properties, such as
density, porosity, water absorption and strength, were statistically analyzed
and the obtained data were used to assess the rock quality in the quarry. The
relationship among the quantified properties is described by regression
analyses and the equations of the best-fit line. The Struganik limestone was
qualified by its petrological and engineering properties coupled with
statistical analysis. It satisfies the majority of the requirements of the
Main National Standard as a decorative stone, but with a limiting factor
regarding abrasive resistance.