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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marble

Building materials; Stone

A metamorphic rock composed essentially of calcite and/or dolomite, generally a recrystallization of limestone to marble.

wire saw

Building materials; Stone

A method of cutting stone by passing a twisted, multi-strand wire across the stone, and immersing the wire in a slurry of abrasive material.

cornice

Building materials; Stone

A molded projecting stone at the top of an entablature or at the meeting of a roof and wall.

reglet

Building materials; Stone

A narrow flat molding of rectangular profile oten used to cover a joint between two elements.

glass seam

Building materials; Stone

A narrow glass-like streak occurring in stone; a joint plane that has been recemented by deposition of transluscent calcite in a crack and which is structurally sound.

arris

Building materials; Stone

A natural or applied line on a stone from which all leveling and plumbing is measured; an edge at the intersection of two planes; the ridge between adjoining flutes on a classical column.

cobblestone

Building materials; Stone

A natural rounded stone, large enough for use in paving. Commonly used to describe paving blocks, usually granite, which are generally cut to rectangular shapes.