Stone

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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Elevated symbolic center of a Greek city-state, bringing together its most important sacred and civic buildings in one urban space, invariably on a high plateau. The most famous is the Acropolis in ...

shot sawn

Building materials; Stone

Finish obtained by using chilled steel shot in the gang sawing process to produce random markings for a rough surface texture.

column

Building materials; Stone

Freestanding or self-supporting structural element carrying forces mainly in compression, whether stone, steel or brick.

warped

Building materials; Stone

Generally a condition experienced only in flagging or flagstone materials; very common with flagstone materials that are taken from the ground and used in their natural state. To eliminate warping in ...

snapped edge, quarry cut or broken edge

Building materials; Stone

Generally refers to a natural breaking of a stone either by hand or machine. The break should be at right angles to the top and bottom surface.

strip rubble

Building materials; Stone

Generally speaking, strip rubble comes from a ledge quarry. The beds of the stone, while uniformly straight, are of the natural cleft as the stone is removed from the ledge, and then split by machine ...

lewis holes

Building materials; Stone

Holes in cut stones for lifting and support during the setting of cut stones and sometimes for permanent support. Holes are checked for the particular lewis (lifting device or hook) to be used.