enow.com Web Search

  1. Ads

    related to: serpentine countertops

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Concretion - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concretion

    Concretion rock with white core from the Middle Jurassic of Iran. Detailed studies have demonstrated that concretions form after sediments are buried but before the sediment is fully lithified during diagenesis.

  3. Marble - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marble

    Construction marble is a stone which is composed of calcite, dolomite or serpentine that is capable of taking a polish. [20] More generally in construction , specifically the dimension stone trade, the term marble is used for any crystalline calcitic rock (and some non-calcitic rocks) useful as building stone.

  4. Serpentine shape - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serpentine_shape

    Serpentine walls at the University of Virginia San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane (Four Fountains) facade in Rome, Italy. The serpentine shape is observed in many architectural settings. It may provide strength, as in serpentine walls, it may allow the facade of a building to face in multiple directions, or it may be chosen for purely aesthetic ...

  5. Cambria (company) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambria_(company)

    The look of any quartz countertop compares to granite in that the colors are deep and consistent. [ 5 ] The process of creating the countertops is different than granite, in that it is an engineered product , consisting of a minimum of 93% quartz and 7% epoxy binder and dyes. [ 6 ]

  6. Serpentine subgroup - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serpentine_subgroup

    Serpentine subgroup (part of the kaolinite-serpentine group in the category of phyllosilicates) [1] are greenish, brownish, or spotted minerals commonly found in serpentinite. They are used as a source of magnesium and asbestos , and as decorative stone. [ 5 ]

  7. Verd antique - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verd_antique

    Verd antique is very similar in colour to the national gemstone of Ireland, Connemara marble.Connemara marble differs from the verd antiques in that it is an actual marble, rather than a serpentinite breccia, despite also having a very high serpentine content.

  8. Quartzite - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartzite

    Quartzite is a decorative stone and may be used to cover walls, as roofing tiles, as flooring, and stairsteps. Its use for countertops in kitchens is expanding rapidly. It is harder and more resistant to stains than granite. Crushed quartzite is sometimes used in road construction. [2]

  9. List of types of marble - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_types_of_marble

    A stoup from brown Slivenec marble in the church in Dobřichovice [4]. Český Šternberk marble (šternberský mramor) from Český Šternberk, Benešov District: white ...

  1. Ads

    related to: serpentine countertops