Stone

Stone

It is one of the basic building materials of man; a piece of rock, quarried and worked into a specific size and shape for a particular purpose. It does not lose its beauty with age and conveys an enduring sense of timelessness.

Sedimentary rocks

These are rocks that are formed by the deposition of sediments.

Metamorphic rocks

Rocks that have undergone change in structure, texture, or composition brought about by the natural agencies such as heat and pressure, making the rock harder and crystalline.

Igneous

These are rocks that are formed by the crystallization of molten magma.

Fieldstone

This is a classification of stone which are loose unfinished stones found on the surface or in the soil. It is any architectural stone used in its natural shape and can be applied to stones recovered from the topsoil or subsoil.

Rubble stone

A stone classification which consists of quarried stone of various shapes and sizes, but having irregular mortar joints.

Dimension stone

A stone classification which are quarried and squared, cut into specific dimensions, and of specific thicknesses.

Granite

A natural, hard, and durable low-maintenance stone. It is grainy igneous rock that imparts visual strength, relatively uniform in texture and color, and highly resistant to stains, weathering, and corrosion. It is also not as porous as other cladding stones.

Marble

A preferred natural stone material for the overlaying of interior walls as veneer and for flooring. It is a metamorphous rock, white in pure form but mostly enriched with impurities giving it special colors and patterns. More brittle than granite and is a luxury material for its variegated appearance.

Carrara Marble

A type of white or blue-grey marble of high quality, popular for use in sculpture and building decor. Smaller linear veining than Calacatta Marble.

Calacatta Marble

This type of marble has bolder and more dramatic veining; rarer and more expensive.

Limestone

This is a sedimentary rock, composed mainly of seashells and calcium carbonate. Its colors are limited to a neutral palette of buff and gray. It is susceptible to staining.

Slate

It is a fine-grained homogenous metamorphic rock derived from a shale-type rock composed of volcanic ash and clay. Historically used for roofing but is now commonly used as contemporary floor or wall finish. Dense, non-porous, with colors ranging from dark blue to grey-green.

Cleft finish

A slate finish resulting from the natural face being split; natural and pleasingly textured surface created when freshly quarried slate is manually split into sheets.

Cleavage and grain

Slate's two lines of breakability

Travertine

A sedimentary rock which is a natural precipitate of carbonate materials, typically aragonite deposited from water mineral springs. It is white when pure but commonly yellow or brown due to impurities. It is characterized by pitted holes and troughs in its surface.

Sandstone

A sedimentary rock composed mostly of sand-sized particles, usually cemented by calcite, silica or iron oxide commonly used as a building and paving material. Varies in color, through gray, yellow, red, and white. Excellent use for grindstones.

Onyx

A cryptocrystalline form of quartz, which means it is a unique rock texture made of of crystals from the second most abundant material in the Earth's continental crust. It ranges from white to almost every color. Its bands are parallel to one another and is usually found backlit feature in interiors.

Sardonyx

A variety of onyx which is reddish-brown with white and lighter reddish bands; used for lighting fixtures, furniture, and as inlays.

Quartz

It is made from an abundant mineral in the Earth's continental crust. It 's good workability makes it popularly used in interiors as flooring, wall facing materials, countertops, & furniture. It is glossy to vitreous as a crystal but can be waxy or dull in other forms. May be transparent, translucent, and opaque.

Engineered stone

This is a composite material made of crushed stone bound together by a polymer resin. Similar materials include cast stone, engineered quartz, or engineered marble stone. More flexible and hard, less porous than natural stone in most cases.

Quartz stone surface

This is a composite material made of 93% quartz, 7% polyester resin & pigment. It is non-porous and its polished surface does not need to be sealed like granite and other natural stones; Maintenance-free, stain-free, hygienic, and practically indestructible.

Sintered stone

This is basically a new material, brought about by the fact that technological advancements has made it possible to mimic the process of creating natural stones.

Terrazzo

A flooring material derived from the Italian word terrassa which means "terrace" as 15th-century Venetian stone cutters would use marble scraps as flooring for their terraces. These are small stone pieces embedded in concrete and polished to a level finish. Low-maintenance, luxurious, and as durable as concrete.