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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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parquetry
Building materials; Stone
A flat inlay of stone floors in closely fitted geometrical or other patterns, often including two or more colors or materials.
coping
Building materials; Stone
A flat stone used as a cap on a freestanding wall, usually to protect the wall from weather.
saddle
Building materials; Stone
A flat strip of stone projecting above the floor between the jambs of a door; threshold.
fascia
Building materials; Stone
A flat, relatively narrow horizontal belt in an architrave or used in combination with moldings.
schist
Building materials; Stone
A foliated metamorphic rock (recrystallized) characterized by thin foliae that are composed predominantly of minerals of thin platy or prismatic habits and whose long dimensions are oriented in ...
