Breccia Fawakir
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The Fawakir Breach is one of the most fascinating historical and exotic brecciated marbles of antiquity and contemporary design. Extracted in the famous mining areas of the Egyptian Eastern Desert (along the Wadi Hammamat valley, near the site of Bir Umm Fawakhir), this carbonate-metamorphic ornamental stone boasts a thousand-year history dating back to the era of the Pharaohs and Ancient Rome, where it was immensely prized for the creation of imperial artefacts, sarcophagi and prestigious columns.
Visually, it is distinguished by a rich and dramatic brecciated matrix with clasts in shades of dark emerald green, olive green and pine green, densely cemented and intertwined with angular-subarrounded clasts of various sizes in shades of anthracite black, slate grey, cream, beige, ochre and touches of burgundy.
Geologically it is a partially metamorphosed polymictic breccia/conglomerate with a predominantly carbonate-silicate composition. Although it contains clasts of volcanic or metasedimentary origin, the presence of a predominantly carbonate recrystallized matrix (calcite) makes it a material sensitive to food and chemical acids (such as lemon, vinegar, wine, juices and anti-limescale detergents), subject to opacification or corrosion when exposed to acid attack. It has a medium-high hardness for the marble category (Mohs scale 4–4.5) and good mechanical and compressive strength. Due to the brecciated nature of the rock, slabs are commonly subjected to vacuum resining and back screening processes to improve their structural stability during processing.
– accent walls and prestigious vertical cladding: a prominent choice for the creation of scenic wall wings, marble wood paneling, and striking cladding in salons, state lobbies, and hotel suites.
– bookmatch compositions: the complex brecciated fragmentation and contrast of the clasts lend themselves perfectly to mirrored poses for the creation of decorative art panels.
– designer bathroom and vanity top rooms: widely used for high-end vanity tops, shower walls and bathroom liners (after adequate and careful stain-resistant sealing).
– custom furniture and design elements: ideal for making tops for dining tables, consoles, artistic fireplaces, inlaid floors and ornamental details of the highest collectible value.
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