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Type Definitions
Marble A crystalline rock composed predominately of one or more of the following materials: calcite, dolomite, or serpentine, and capable of taking a polish.
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Agglomerate Marble: A man-made product fabricated to look like quarried marble stone. Usually composed of stone chips or fragments embedded in a matrix of mortar or thermosetting resins.
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Terrazzo: A type of concrete in which chips or pieces of stone, usually marble, are mixed with cement and are ground to a flat surface, exposing the chips which take a high polish.
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Granite: A very hard, crystalline, igneous rock. Contains granular, flecks of minerals spread consistently throughout the stone to form a visibly crystalline structure.
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Limestone: A sedimentary rock composed primarily of calcite or dolomite. The varieties of limestone used as dimensional stone are usually well consolidated and exhibit a minimum of graining or bedding direction. Often contains remains of fossils of sea creatures that lived in the warm seas millions of years ago.
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Travertine: A variety of limestone. Usually have voids on the surface formed by water elements and pressure over tine. These voids are either filled or left unfilled.
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Slate: A fine-grained metamorphic rock derived from clay and shale, which possesses a cleavage that permits it to be cut or milled readily into thin, smooth sheets.
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Flagstone: Thin slabs of stone used for flagging or paving walks, driveways, patios, etc. It is generally a fine-grained sandstone, bluestone, quartzite, or slate, but thin slabs of other stones may be used.
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Terra Cotta: Low fired clay, either glazed or unglazed.
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Clay brick: A natural mineral aggregate consisting essentially of hydrous aluminum silicate. It is vitrified when fired to a sufficiently high temperature.
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Concrete: A composition material consisting of cement, aggregate, and water. When mixed together, will results in a chemical action that will set and harden into rock-like mass.
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Stucco: A mixture of lime or gypsum with sand, pounded marble and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings.
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Cementations Brick: A block of clay, made from or composed of cement, baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material.
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Ceramic Tile: A mixture of clays, which have been shaped and fired a t high temperatures resulting in a hard body. This hard body may then be left untreated or it may receive a glazed wear layer.
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Porcelain Tile: A ceramic mosaic or paver tile; generally made by the dust-pressed method, of a composition that produces a dense, impervious, fine-grained tile with smooth and sharply formed face.
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Cement-Based Grout: The type of grout can either be sanded or non-sanded. Both varieties are absorbent and acid-sensitive. Often cement-based grout is polymer modified to prevent or minimize cracking and add strength.
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Epoxy-Based Grout: Epoxy grout is impervious to liquids and does not need sealing. It will not allow bacteria to grow and it minimizes cracking. It is generally used with ceramic, porcelain and quarry tile and not with natural stone.
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Cantera: A volcanic quartz-based stone with qualities similar to Adoquin, but not as dense; it is quarried in Mexico.
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Adoquin: A volcanic-quartz based stone containing a variety of colored aggregates and pumice in a quartz matrix. It is quarried in Mexico and available in several colors.
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Finished Definitions (applicable only to stone)
Polished: Glossy smooth surface that reflects light and emphasizes the color and markings of the stone. Generally it is only possible on hard, dense materials.
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\Unpolished/Honed: Satin smooth surface with relative little light reflection.
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Uniformity Definitions (applicable only to stone)
Homogenous: Minerals are evenly distributed to form a visibly even crystalline structure.
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Oriented: Minerals are distributed according to a certain orientation-directional.
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Veined: Minerals form veins of a different color to the base color, creating a curved or swirled movement in the rock.
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