Stone

Question 1

Various Types of Stone

Answer 1

Sedimentary: rock formed in layers by water or air

• Limestone - buff/gray
• Travertine - holes filled with epoxy resin to make smooth, light cream color
• Flagstone - cut from sandstone, naturally rough

Metamorphic: (sedimentary or igneous rock altered by heat and pressure)

• Slate - fine grained, used for roofing, dark
• Marble - layers of shells which under heat and pressure form in a composition of crystalline grains of calcite and dolomite; range of oclors; high maintenance

Igneous: (solidified molton rock)
- Granite - hard, durable low maintenance

Question 2

Stone Finishes

Answer 2

• Polished - most reflective
• Honed - dull sheen
• Thermale (flamed) - intense flaming

Question 3

Sedimentary

Answer 3

rock formed in layers by water or air

• Limestone - buff/gray
• Travertine - holes filled with epoxy resin to make smooth, light cream color
• Flagstone - cut from sandstone, naturally rough

Question 4

Metamorphic

Answer 4

(sedimentary or igneous rock altered by heat and pressure)

• Slate - fine grained, used for roofing, dark
• Marble - layers of shells which under heat and pressure form in a composition of crystalline grains of calcite and dolomite; range of oclors; high maintenance

Question 5

Igneous

Answer 5

(solidified molton rock)

- Granite - hard, durable low maintenance