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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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Fascia

Building materials; Stone

A flat, relatively narrow horizontal belt in an architrave or used in combination with moldings.

Schist

Building materials; Stone

A foliated metamorphic rock (recrystallized) characterised by thin foliae that are composed predominantly of minerals of thin platy or prismatic habits and whose long dimensions are oriented in ...

Lava

Building materials; Stone

A general term applied to igneous rocks such as basalt and rhyolite, that erupted from the earth by volcanic action.

Gauged or gauging

Building materials; Stone

A grinding process that results in the uniform thickness of all pieces of material to be used together.

Quirt

Building materials; Stone

A groove separating a bead or other moulding from the adjoining members.

Frieze

Building materials; Stone

A horizontal belt course sometimes decorated with sculptural relief, occurring directly under a cornice.

Wall plate

Building materials; Stone

A horizontal member anchored to a masonry wall to which other structural elements may be attached; also called head plate.

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