Moca Cream

Moca Cream is a brand name for a type of limestone from Portugal. It has a beige homogeneous color and, if cut against the vein, a distinct parallel vein. When cut in the direction of the vein, the uniform background is highlighted with some shaded areas instead of the vein. It is suited for masonry, decoration, internal and external cladding and moderate traffic paving. There several varieties, including Moca Cream Fine Grain, Moca Cream Medium Grain, Moca Cream Gross Grain, Moca Cream Regular Cut and Moca Cream St. Hubert.

This stone can be used in projects that require large quantities because it is a stone that exists in abundance and it is explored by numerous quarries. On the other hand, it is an extremely versatile stone, can be used in flooring and facing slabs, for interior and exterior pavings, cladding, masonry, stonework, and many others.

Extraction Area

The Moca Cream is extracted in Portugal, next to a small town called Alcanede. The city is located in the center of the country and it is in the center of “Serra de Aire e Candeiros”, which is the most important limestone extraction area in Portugal. The quarries of this stone are approximately 1 hour away from the capital of the country, Lisbon.

Recommended Use

Moca Cream is one of the most popular limestone stones in the world, mainly because of its vein and color that giving it a very elegant look. This stone is mainly used in exterior and interior claddings, coverings, and walls. The ease of choosing grain frequency increases the variety of uses and combinations. The uses in stonework for interior decoration and masonry are popular too. Moca Cream is also used in flooring, fireplaces, bathtubs, balusters and columns, garden decoration and many others.

Chinese Market

Due to the popularity of this stone in the Chinese market, when you search for Moca Cream is possible to find suppliers from China. The stone is only extracted in Portugal, but the stone export from Portugal to China was huge and so they have reserves of high quantities such as Portugal, however, you can find more stone variants in Portugal.

Physico-Mechanical Properties