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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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Soapstone
Building materials; Stone
A massive variety of talc with a soapy or greasy feel, used for hearths, washtubs, table tops, carved ornaments, chemical laboratories, etc., known for its stain proof qualities.
Marble
Building materials; Stone
A metamorphic rock composed essentially of calcite and/or dolomite, generally a recrystallization of limestone to marble.
Wire saw
Building materials; Stone
A method of cutting stone by passing a twisted, multi-strand wire across the stone, and immersing the wire in a slurry of abrasive material.
Cornice
Building materials; Stone
A moulded projecting stone at the top of an entablature or at the meeting of a roof and wall.
Reglet
Building materials; Stone
A narrow flat moulding of rectangular profile oten used to cover a joint between two elements.
Glass seam
Building materials; Stone
A narrow glass-like streak occurring in stone; a joint plane that has been recemented by deposition of transluscent calcite in a crack and which is structurally sound.
Sawed face
Building materials; Stone
A finish obtained from the particular process employed to produce building stone. Varies in texture from smooth to rough and is coincident with the type of materials used in sawing; characterised as ...
