
Beit Fajjar
Ivory cream with fine golden veins and fossils. Exterior facades and tiles.
- Origin
- Beit Fajjar, Bethlehem
- Country
- Palestinian
- Color
- Ivory cream with fine golden veins and fossils
- Uses
- Exterior facades and tiles
- Available finishes
- Monshar (Mamsouh)، Matt (Mutfi)، Mjalli (Mlamma)، Jild، Furshayeh، Madroub Raml، Mattabeh، Mattabeh Khishneh، Musamsam (Stugged)، Hazz Shaff، Hazz Tubb (Mumashat, Shahouta)، Mufajjar (Mlattash)، Qishreh (Wajh al-Jabal)، Tubzeh، Trommel (Tumbled)
Stone guide
Indicative
prices.
Stone around 5 cm thick, without transport. Add the finish premium shown on each card. Prices are indicative and change monthly or more often with quarry, fuel and transport costs and the wider economic situation; the price that counts is the one in your written quote, for its validity period.
per m², sawn
23–32 JOD
per linear meter at 20 cm
4.6–6.4 JOD
per linear meter at 25 cm
5.8–8 JOD
per linear meter at 40 cm
9.2–12.8 JOD
per linear meter at 50 cm
11.5–16 JOD
A first estimate until we have an updated quote · Price per linear meter ≈ price per m² × course height in meters
Stone guide
Technical
data.
Values are indicative ranges across the quarry’s layers and grades, from published laboratory tests or our estimate from similar stones. We confirm the specifications of your shipment with a test report on request.
| Test | Standard | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Water absorption (%) | ASTM C97 | 0.7–1 |
| Density (kg/m³) | ASTM C97 | 2,600–2,640 |
| Compressive strength, dry (MPa) | ASTM C170 | 77–126 |
| Compressive strength, saturated (MPa) | ASTM C170 | 59–90 |
| Flexural strength (MPa) | ASTM C880 | 6.8–8.3 |
From published laboratory tests · Sources: Jordan Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences (2010) for Jordanian stone, and the Palestinian Stone Library at Palestine Polytechnic University for Palestinian stone.
Finish guide
The stone
in every finish.
Click any finish to open it in the catalog and preview it on a wall and a facade with the kuhleh of your choice.

Monshar (Mamsouh)
23–32 JODSawn · By machine

Matt (Mutfi)
24–33 JODHoned · By machine

Mjalli (Mlamma)
26–35 JODPolished · By machine

Jild
25–34 JODLeather · By machine

Furshayeh
24.5–33.5 JODBrushed · By machine

Madroub Raml
24.5–33.5 JODSand-blasted · By machine

Mattabeh
24–33 JODBush-hammered · By machine

Mattabeh Khishneh
24.5–33.5 JODRough bush-hammered · By machine

Musamsam (Stugged)
25.5–34.5 JODFine-chiselled (Stugged) · By hand or machine

Hazz Shaff
24.5–33.5 JODBroached · By machine

Hazz Tubb (Mumashat, Shahouta)
24.5–33.5 JODFurrowed (Combed) · By machine

Mufajjar (Mlattash)
25.5–34.5 JODHand-chipped (Tooled) · By hand

Qishreh (Wajh al-Jabal)
25–34 JODNatural split face · By machine

Tubzeh
27–36 JODRock-face (pitched) · By hand

Trommel (Tumbled)
25–34 JODTumbled · By machine
Monshar (Mamsouh)Matt (Mutfi)Mjalli (Mlamma)JildFurshayehMadroub RamlMattabehMattabeh KhishnehMusamsam (Stugged)Hazz ShaffHazz Tubb (Mumashat, Shahouta)Mufajjar (Mlattash)Qishreh (Wajh al-Jabal)TubzehTrommel (Tumbled)
Samples are paid: a real piece of the stone and finish you choose.