Rosso Vanga

Über Rosso Vanga

Rosso Vanga (VANGA, Carnation Red, Arkelstorp) is a Precambrian gneiss quarried at Vanga and Oppmanna in the Kristianstad area of southern Sweden. Petrographically a gneiss (metamorphic) with a layered/directionally-oriented structure; commercially sold as granite. DNSA #488 (VANGA, OPPMANNA, ARKELSTORP, ROSSO VANGA) is the primary anchor -- 'sehr häufig eingesetzt' (very frequently used) in Germany: density 2620 kg/m³, compressive strength 198.0 MPa, flexural strength 17.1 MPa, water absorption 0.14%, abrasion 5.0 cm³/50cm². Acid-resistant (moderate), frost-resistant, polish durable outdoors. SC s3828 and s12181 corroborate with matching values (density 2620, comp 198, flex 17.4).