Tulikivi Blue

Soapstone from Suomussalmi.

Tulikivi Blues is a blueish stone with a streaked pattern. Recommended use: ovens and fireplaces, facades, floors, wall claddings, heat retaining walls.

Variation in colour: Average
Weather Resistance: Good
Abrasion Resistance: Average

Quarry site: Suomussalmi, Ruhtinansalmi
Quarrying began in 1999
Amount of Quarries: 1

Mechanical Properties
Density	2910 kg/m3
Water absorption	0,11 wt %
Compressive strength	60 MPa
Flexural strength	9 MPa
Hardness	3 Mohs

Mineral composition
Steatite	50%
Magnesite	40%
Chlorite	10%