Natural stone - Rough blocks - Requirements

This document specifies requirements for rough blocks of natural stone from which products for use in building or commemorative stones and other similar applications are made.
It does not apply to artificially agglomerated stony material nor installation.

Natursteine - Rohblöcke - Anforderungen

Dieses Dokument legt Anforderungen an Rohblöcke aus Naturwerkstein fest, aus denen Erzeugnisse zur Anwendung im Bauwesen oder für Denkmale oder andere ähnliche Anwendungen hergestellt werden.
Es gilt weder für künstlich hergestelltes Gesteinsmaterial noch für die Verlegung.

Pierres naturelles - Blocs bruts - Exigences

Le présent document spécifie les exigences relatives aux blocs bruts de pierre naturelle à partir desquels sont fabriqués des produits destinés à être utilisés dans les bâtiments, les monuments commémoratifs ou d’autres applications similaires.
Il ne vise pas les pierres artificielles agglomérées ni la mise en œuvre.

Naravni kamen - Surovi bloki - Zahteve

General Information

Status
Published
Public Enquiry End Date
09-Jul-2021
Publication Date
14-Nov-2022
Technical Committee
IKER - Ceramics
Current Stage
6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
Start Date
08-Nov-2022
Due Date
13-Jan-2023
Completion Date
15-Nov-2022

Relations

Effective Date
09-Nov-2022
Effective Date
01-Jul-2021

Overview

EN 1467:2022 - Natural stone - Rough blocks - Requirements (CEN) defines technical and commercial requirements for rough blocks of natural stone used to produce building elements, commemorative stones and similar products. It covers geometric definitions (gross, net and commercial size), required property declarations, marking, type testing and factory production control (FPC). The standard does not apply to artificially agglomerated stony material or to installation.

Key topics and technical requirements

  • Scope and terminology
    • Defines dimensions: length, width, height, gross size, net size and commercial size (measurements in metres to two decimals).
    • Distinguishes squared and shapeless rough blocks; shapeless blocks are typically traded by mass only.
  • Measurement criteria
    • Geometric characteristics measured per EN 13373. Commercial size may be net size minus 0.05 m for commercial purposes.
    • Volume declared in cubic metres (three decimals); mass declared in tonnes (three decimals).
  • Material properties to declare
    • Denomination (traditional name, petrological family, colour, origin) per EN 12440 and petrographic determination per EN 12407.
    • Apparent density and open porosity determined by EN 1936 - declare mean, standard deviation and expected bounds.
    • Flexural strength determined by EN 12372 or EN 13161 - declare mean, lower expected value and standard deviation.
    • Visual appearance (colour, veining, texture) declared on request; reference samples to be provided.
  • Marking
    • Each consignment/block must identify stone denomination, mass, volume, dimensions (gross and commercial), shape and layer direction where appropriate.
  • Conformity and quality control
    • Type testing required at first application or on material changes (tests listed in the standard).
    • Factory Production Control (FPC) system required and documented; records retained (minimum 2 years). FPC specimens must be representative of any treatments applied.

Applications and practical value

  • Ensures consistent specification and traceability for quarry operators, stone suppliers, processors and exporters.
  • Helps architects, engineers and specifiers assess suitability of rough blocks for cladding, flooring, memorials and dimensional stone products.
  • Supports procurement and quality control during stone sourcing, shipping and pre-processing (cutting, squaring, inspection).
  • Facilitates legal and commercial clarity for cross-border trade within CEN member countries.

Who should use EN 1467:2022

  • Quarry and mine operators
  • Natural stone suppliers and merchants
  • Stone fabricators and processors
  • QA/QC managers and testing laboratories
  • Architects, specifiers and construction product certifiers

Related standards

Relevant standards referenced include EN 1936, EN 12372, EN 13161, EN 12407, EN 12440, EN 13373 and product standards such as EN 1469, EN 12057 and EN 12058. Use EN 1467:2022 together with these documents for full product specification and testing protocols.

Keywords: EN 1467:2022, natural stone, rough blocks, CEN, requirements, commercial size, apparent density, flexural strength, factory production control, marking, testing.

Frequently Asked Questions

SIST EN 1467:2022 is a standard published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Natural stone - Rough blocks - Requirements". This standard covers: This document specifies requirements for rough blocks of natural stone from which products for use in building or commemorative stones and other similar applications are made. It does not apply to artificially agglomerated stony material nor installation.

This document specifies requirements for rough blocks of natural stone from which products for use in building or commemorative stones and other similar applications are made. It does not apply to artificially agglomerated stony material nor installation.

SIST EN 1467:2022 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 73.020 - Mining and quarrying; 91.100.15 - Mineral materials and products. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2022
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 1467:2012
Naravni kamen - Surovi bloki - Zahteve
Natural stone - Rough blocks - Requirements
Natursteine - Rohblöcke - Anforderungen
Pierres naturelles - Blocs bruts - Exigences
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 1467:2022
ICS:
91.100.15 Mineralni materiali in izdelki Mineral materials and
products
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 1467
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
October 2022
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 73.020; 91.100.15 Supersedes EN 1467:2012
English Version
Natural stone - Rough blocks - Requirements
Pierres naturelles - Blocs bruts - Exigences Natursteine - Rohblöcke - Anforderungen
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 19 September 2022.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by
translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and
United Kingdom.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION

EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG

CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2022 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 1467:2022 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Requirements . 8
4.1 Requirements for geometric characteristics . 8
4.2 Requirements of natural stone for rough blocks . 8
5 Marking . 9
6 Evaluation of conformity and factory production control . 10
6.1 Evaluation of conformity . 10
6.2 Type testing . 10
6.3 Factory production control . 10
Annex A (informative) Sampling . 12
Bibliography . 16

European foreword
This document (EN 1467:2022) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 246 “Natural
stones”, the secretariat of which is held by UNI.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by April 2023, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by April 2023.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 1467:2012.
The main technical changes in comparison to EN 1467:2012 are:
— new definition of the commercial size of a rough block in 3.4;
— measurement criteria for the commercial size changed;
— requirements for the Factory Production Control (FPC), including specimens for testing, are
presented in greater detail in 6.3.1.
This document is one of a series of standards for requirements of natural stone products which includes
the following:
— EN 1467, Natural stone — Rough blocks — Requirements
— EN 1468, Natural stone — Rough slabs — Requirements
— EN 1469, Natural stone products — Slabs for cladding — Requirements
— EN 12057, Natural stone products — Modular tiles — Requirements
— EN 12058, Natural stone products — Slabs for floors and stairs — Requirements
— EN 12059+A1, Natural stone products — Dimensional stone work — Requirements
Other standards on natural stone are produced by
a) CEN/TC 178
1) EN 1341, Slabs of natural stone for external paving — Requirements and test methods
2) EN 1342, Setts of natural stone for external paving — Requirements and test methods
3) EN 1343, Kerbs of natural stone for external paving — Requirements and test methods
b) CEN/TC 128
1) EN 12326-1, Slate and stone products for discontinuous roofing and cladding — Part 1: Product
specification
2) EN 12326-2, Slate and stone products for discontinuous roofing and cladding — Part 2: Methods
of test for slate and carbonate slate
c) CEN/TC 125
1) EN 771-6, Specification for masonry units — Part 6: Natural stone masonry units
Other standards are relevant to stone aggregates for concrete, roads, railways and armourstone.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the United
Kingdom.
1 Scope
This document specifies requirements for rough blocks of natural stone from which products for use in
building or commemorative stones and other similar applications are made.
It does not apply to artificially agglomerated stony material nor installation.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
NOTE Besides the European Standards for test methods mentioned in this clause, there exist further standards
which can be used for scientific examinations, but which are not relevant for the application in practice according
to this document.
EN 1936, Natural stone test methods — Determination of real density and apparent density, and of total
and open porosity
EN 12372, Natural stone test methods — Determination of flexural strength under concentrated load
EN 12407, Natural stone test methods — Petrographic examination
EN 12440, Natural stone — Denomination criteria
EN 12670, Natural stone — Terminology
EN 13161, Natural stone test methods — Determination of flexural strength under constant moment
EN 13373, Natural stone test methods — Determination of geometric characteristics on units
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 12670 and the following apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
dimensions of a rough block
length l, width b and height h, given in the stated sequence in metres to two decimals places
3.1.1
length
l
greater side in a natural layer where appropriate
3.1.2
width
b
smaller side in the natural layer or at right angles to length
3.1.3
height
h
side at right angles to the natural layer or to the plane containing length l and width b
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 1.
Dimensions in metres
Key
1 natural layer
Figure 1 — Dimensions of a rough block
3.2
gross size of the rough block
size defined by the lengths of the edges of the smallest cuboid circumscribed to a rough block
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 2.
Dimensions in metres
Key
gross size
commercial size
Figure 2 — Gross sizes, commercial sizes of a rough block
Note 2 to entry: For shapeless rough blocks for commercial purposes, see also 4.1.2 and 4.1.4.
3.3
net size of a rough block
size which is determined by establishing the greatest inscribed cuboid block (see Note)
Note 1 to entry: The inscribed cuboid block shall not contain any sides without right angles nor contain drill holes
and other holes; the resulting size represents the net size.
3.4
commercial size of a rough block
size obtained by reducing each net size dimension
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 2.
3.5
rough block
basis of the usable stone consisting of rocks obtained directly from quarries or erratics with no processing
whatsoever except extraction and shaping by cutting or splitting
3.6
rough block of specific size
squared rough block with certain given dimensions
3.7
shapeless rough block
rough block without regular shape and size
3.8
squared rough block
rough block which corresponds approximately to a regular cuboid
Note 1 to entry: Normally the ratio obtainable by dividing the mass of the squared rough block by the apparent
density should be bigger than 80 % of the gross size. If such a ratio is equal to or less than 80 %, the block is
considered a shapeless rough block.
4 Requirements
4.1 Requirements for geometric characteristics
4.1.1 Measurement criteria
All measurements shall be carried out in accordance with EN 13373 and indicated in metres to two
decimals places. The commercial size of a rough block refers either to gross or net size and excluding
recognized defects and it may allow for a general reduction for commercial purpose only, usually net size
dimensions minus 0,05 m (see Figure 2).
4.1.2 Requirements on shape
The six sides of squared rough block shall be approximately flat, right-angled and parallel, and
correspond to the shape of a cuboid. Deviations from the cuboid shape are permitted.
Shapeless rough blocks for commercial purposes are only measured by mass, (see 4.1.4); gross size shall
be provided upon request.
Rough blocks of specific size shall have dimensions not lower than the minimum values and not greater
than the maximum values agreed between the purchaser and supplier.
4.1.3 Requirements for volume
The volume of a rough block shall be stated in cubic metres to three decimals places. The volume may be
calculated by dividing the mass of the block by the apparent density.
4.1.4 Requirements for mass
The mass of a rough block shall be stated in tonnes with three decimals. For commercial purposes,
shapeless rough blocks shall be measured only by mass, gross size shall be provided upon request.
4.2 Requirements of natural stone for rough blocks
4.2.1 General
The following characteristics shall be declared where requested by this document, or with reference to
use conditions.
The declared values shall be representative of the current production. However, due to natural variations
of the stone materials, deviations from the declared values may occur. Expected deviations shall be
indicated by the manufacturer.
In case of layered stone: If a rough block contains different types of stones (see 4.2.2) all characteristics
shall be declared.
In case of highly heterogeneous and anisotropic lithotypes, see 4.2.2, all characteristics shall be declared.
4.2.2 Denomination
The denomination (traditional name, petrological family, typical colour and place of origin) shall always
be declared in accordance with EN 12440.
NOTE The place of origin can be given by GPS coordinates.
The petrologic definition shall be determined in accordance with EN 12407.
4.2.3 Visual appearance
This characteristic shall be declared upon request.
The colour, veining, texture, etc. of the stone shall be identified visually (for example by a polished
reference sample). The reference samples shall be provided by the supplier.
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