This European Standard specifies methods for making technical petrographic descriptions of natural stone,except for roofing slates.For this product,the method for the petrographic examination is defined in EN 12326-2.Although chemical and physical methods of analysis are required for petrographic classification of some stone types, these methods will not be described in this standard.
DIN EN 12407:2007 Referenced Document
EN 12440 Natural stone - Denomination criteria*, 2017-11-01 Update
EN 12670 Natural stone - Terminology*, 2024-04-18 Update
DIN EN 12407:2007 history
2019DIN EN 12407:2019-12 Natural stone test methods - Petrographic examination; German version EN 12407:2019