Posts Tagged ‘Decorating With Stone’

· Travertine: Travertine really is not much more than a particular type of marble. Embodies the same characteristics of it, with the difference that the action of the elements (water, in particular) has been filled with holes, to put it in some way. This type of marble found in any location where, before they formed the quarry, ran a river or stream.

The travertine has some resentment is precisely this characteristic porous in the light you have. In general, it avoids the construction of homes and much less use within households. But it is not the case in reality, but when installed and filled the holes with lime water, the look you get is something truly unique. A single point is that if we use the same grout travertine but has a different color, will appear as if it were another. Read the rest of this entry »

· Slate: Slate is a finely laminated sedimentary rock which is dominated by clay particles. You may also contain small fragments of quartz, feldspar, calcite and other minerals. It has a very fine grain and is formed by regional metamorphism of low intensity, from those molecules that we mentioned. The world’s leading exporters of slate are England (with its oil fields in Wales), United States and France. The main feature of the board is the perfect exfoliation or slate.

Not too long ago, the only use (almost) that had the board was to perform for chalk boards, pool tables, in laboratories and for shingles or roofing tiles.

Today, however, its use in homes has become much more important and used in various applications. Read the rest of this entry »

· Marble: Marble is a crystalline rock, mainly composed of variable sized grains of calcite and dolomite, in addition to quartz, mica, graphite, garnet, pyrite, etc.. This makes the marble may have many and varied colors, which makes it very valuable and highly sought after as a decoration.

The marbles were formed in almost all geological eras and in most of the world, which explains its wide variety of the many factors affecting their emergence and existence. Is exploited in large open-air quarries.

Of course, as we all know, marble is the material used in sculpture, in the construction of monuments and statues, ornamental pieces, etc.. It is, in general, these uses most of us are familiar with the vision of marble. Read the rest of this entry »

° STONES Limestone: This is a rock consisting mainly of calcium carbonate, chemical precipitation caused by the action of marine organisms and the accumulation of calcareous shells of plants or animals.

When it is very pure, it looks white, but usually appears tarnished by a large number of impurities, particularly clay and silica and to a lesser extent, with a large number of minerals. This means that, beyond the white base, has a variety of colors.

The limestone is used in a wide range of products from cement, construction, and fluxes in the steel industry and for the extraction of lime. Read the rest of this entry »

Stone Types

We have seen some types of termination of the stone. Now let’s do a quick and brief review of the types of natural stone that we use when building and decorating.

· Granite: Granite is a rock of gray or pink, but sometimes, exceptionally, is shown in red or pale green. It presents a variety of colors and structures, as well as grain size and textures. In general, the granitic rocks form deposits ranging from small dams, laccolith, etc.; To huge batholiths (such as the Scandinavian shield, for example). Read the rest of this entry »