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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quarry

Building materials; Stone

The location of an operation where a natural deposit of stone is removed from the ground.

dentil course

Building materials; Stone

The lower part of a cornice where dentils normally appear. The cornice is jointed to allow machine production of the dentils.

rift

Building materials; Stone

The most pronounced direction of splitting or cleavage of a stone (see grain). Rift and grain may be obscure, as in some granites, but are important in both quarrying and processing stone.

fines

Building materials; Stone

The powder, dust, silt-size, and sand-size material resulting from processing (usually crushing) rock.

The pulling out of stones in a wall to give an effect of ruggedness. The amount each stone is pulled out can vary between 1/2" and 1 1/2". Stones are either pulled out at the same degree at both ends ...