{"id":7125,"date":"2026-05-30T20:22:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T20:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/morionbg.com\/materials\/silvia-menia\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T21:13:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T21:13:12","slug":"silvia-menia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/morionbg.com\/en\/materials\/marble\/silvia-menia\/","title":{"rendered":"Silvia Menia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Silvia Menia<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Silvia Menia is a premium Egyptian natural stone, geologically classified as a dense sedimentary limestone but commercially traded globally as a beige marble.<\/b> It is extracted from abundance in the <\/span>quarries of the El-Minya Governorate<\/b> in Upper Egypt. It is highly popular for its distinct wood-like, straight linear veining and warm color palette<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Geochemical & Structural Composition<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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  • Base Material<\/b>: Primarily composed of recrystallized calcium carbonate (\\(CaCO_{3}\\)) derived from ancient sedimentary limestone subjected to intense geological pressure.<\/span><\/li>
  • Color Profile<\/b>: Features a warm beige-to-creamy background base.<\/span><\/li>
  • Veining & Inclusions<\/b>: Layered with horizontal, straight linear veining that ranges in tone from golden-beige and dark brown to subtle grey. It features organic fossil inclusions throughout its matrix.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>

    The “Vein Cut” Difference<\/b>: Silvia Menia comes from the exact same quarry blocks as “Sunny Menia”. When the block is cross-cut, it produces a cloudy pattern sold as Sunny Menia. When it is <\/span>vein-cut (sliced parallel to the natural bedding planes)<\/b>, it creates the straight, premium travertine-like lines that define Silvia Menia.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    Technical Specifications\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    • Water Absorption (ASTM C 97)<\/b>: 0.29% 1.62% (reflecting its highly dense composition).<\/span><\/li>
    • Compressive Strength (ASTM C 170)<\/b>: 10,400psi to 13,300 text psi<\/span><\/li>
    • Flexural Strength (ASTM C 880)<\/b>: 1,000 psi\u00a0 to 1,600 psi\u00a0<\/span><\/li>
    • Abrasion Resistance (ASTM C 241)<\/b>:\u00a0 26.2\u00a0 Ha\u00a0 to\u00a0 26.7 Ha\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>

      Density (ASTM C 97)<\/b>: 2,478kg\/m3 to 2,618 kg\/m3<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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      Primary Applications\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      • Interior Flooring & Tiling<\/b>: Used in high-traffic residential and commercial spaces.<\/span><\/li>
      • Wall Cladding & Facades<\/b>: Popular for luxury minimal architectural designs and striking accent walls.<\/span><\/li>
      • Steps<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>

        Surface Finishes<\/b>: It easily tolerates diverse processing treatments including polished, honed, brushed (for an antique look), sandblasted, tumbled, and split-faced configurations<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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        Silvia Menia Silvia Menia is a premium Egyptian natural stone, geologically classified as a dense sedimentary limestone but commercially traded globally as a beige marble. It is extracted from abundance in the quarries of the El-Minya Governorate in Upper Egypt. It is highly popular for its distinct wood-like, straight linear veining and warm color palette […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7126,"parent":4906,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7125","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/morionbg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/morionbg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/morionbg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/morionbg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/morionbg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7125"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/morionbg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7208,"href":"https:\/\/morionbg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7125\/revisions\/7208"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/morionbg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4906"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/morionbg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/morionbg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}