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2. List of decorative stones - Wikipedia

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   Natural stone is used as architectural stone (construction, flooring, cladding, counter tops, curbing, etc.) and as raw block and monument stone for the funerary trade. Natural stone is also used in custom stone engraving. The engraved stone can be either decorative or functional. Natural memorial stones are used as natural burial markers.

3. Pietersite - Wikipedia

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   Originating from Namibia and China, where it is mined for use as a decorative stone due to its chaotic chatoyancy and brecciated structure. Ranging in colour from brownish-red, to blue-grey, and chatoyant yellow. The Chinese variety are predominantly a reddish-brown, with regions of chatoyant blue and yellow.

4. Dimension stone - Wikipedia

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   The recycled dimension stone is used in old stone buildings being renovated (to replace deteriorated stone pieces), in fireplace mantels, benches, veneer, or for landscaping (like for retaining walls). The Parthenon in Athens underwent a major reconstruction prior to the 2004 Olympics

5. Cast stone - Wikipedia

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   Cast stone is commonly manufactured by two methods, the first method is the dry tamp method and the second is the wet cast process. [6] Both methods manufactured a simulated natural cut stone look. Wood, plaster, glue, sand, sheet metal, and gelatin are the molding materials that are used to manufacture drawing work and casting molds like ...

6. Fireplace - Wikipedia

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   Modern open fireplace An outdoor fireplace. A fireplace or hearth is a structure made of brick, stone or metal designed to contain a fire. Fireplaces are used for the relaxing ambiance they create and for heating a room. Modern fireplaces vary in heat efficiency, depending on the design.

7. Larvikite - Wikipedia

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   A larvikite quarry in Larvik, Norway, 2008 Polished larvikite (marketed as "Blue Pearl Granite"), showing labradorescence, is a popular decorative stone. Light larvikite with a polished surface Larvikite is an igneous rock , specifically a variety of monzonite , [ 1 ] notable for the presence of thumbnail-sized crystals of feldspar .