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Stone
A piece of rock that is quarried then worked into a specific size or shape to serve a function as a useful building or paving material.
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Balustrade
Building materials; Stone
A complete railing system consisting of a top handrail supported on balusters (which sometimes rest on a bottom rail).
Back arch
Building materials; Stone
A concealed arch carrying the backing of a wall where the exterior facing is carried by a lintel.
Lippage
Building materials; Stone
A condition when one edge of a stone is higher than the adjacent edge.
Belt course
Building materials; Stone
A continuous horizontal course of flat stones marking a division in the wall plane.
Commercial marble
Building materials; Stone
A crystalline rock composed predominantly of one or more of the following materials: calcite, dolomite or serpentine, and capable of taking a polish.
Spandrel wall
Building materials; Stone
A curtain wall panel filling the space between the top of a window in one storey and the sill of the window on the storey above.
Arch
Building materials; Stone
A curved construction spanned over an opening and supported at its sides or ends. Usually made from cut stone voussoirs, or interlocking wedge-shaped blocks, that carry downward thrusts out to side ...
