Carrara chippings are very elegant chippings with a snow-white colour, from Carrara in Italy. The stone is marble, which gives a nice sheen to the chippings. Carrara chippings are basically used as an ornamental chippings on garden paths, patios and driveways.
Properties
- • Type of stone: Marble
- • Hardness: Fairly high
- • Colour: White
- • Specific gravity: ± 1600 kg per m3
- • Shape: Angular (broken), for the round variety, see Carrara pebbles.
- • Special features: Not acid resistant, and could possibly take on a greenish hue in moist and shady environments. It is advisable therefore to use Carrara in sunny and not too moist environments in order to maintain the white colour.
Delivery options and available sizes
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| 9/12 mm | 12/18 mm | 25/40 mm | |||
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