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2. List of decorative stones - Wikipedia

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   The granite of the dimension-stone industry along with truly granitic rock also includes gneiss, gabbro, anorthosite and even some sedimentary rocks. 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.

3. Kashmir gold - Wikipedia

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   Kashmir White and Kashmir Gold are granulites found near Madurai, Tamil Nadu state, India. The two main dimension stone types are white and gold . [ 1 ] The former is a light-coloured, in places slightly greenish rock with dark mica and red garnets , [ 2 ] and the latter ( gold ) is a white, predominantly orange-yellow banded rock with a ...

4. Granite - Wikipedia

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   Granite has been extensively used as a dimension stone and as flooring tiles in public and commercial buildings and monuments. Aberdeen in Scotland, which is constructed principally from local granite, is known as "The Granite City". Because of its abundance in New England, granite was commonly used to build foundations for homes there.

5. Egyptian faience - Wikipedia

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   Tile frieze with lotus and grapes Egyptian faience is a sintered-quartz ceramic material from Ancient Egypt . The sintering process "covered [the material] with a true vitreous coating" as the quartz underwent vitrification , creating a bright lustre of various colours "usually in a transparent blue or green isotropic glass".

6. Quartzite - Wikipedia

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   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]

7. Terrazzo - Wikipedia

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   Terrazzo is a composite material, poured in place or precast, which is used for floor and wall treatments. It consists of chips of marble, quartz, granite, glass, or other suitable material, poured with a cementitious binder (for chemical binding), polymeric (for physical binding), or a combination of both. Metal strips often divide sections ...

8. Countertop - Wikipedia

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   Countertops are custom made and more scratch resistant as well as less porous than natural quartz surfaces, and don't need to be sealed like other stone surfaces. Due to the presence of the resins, quartz counters are less prone to staining. Thicknesses may be 6mm, 1.2 cm (1/2 inch), 2 cm (3/4 inch), 3 cm (1¼ inch) or 4 cm (1½ inch).

9. Kashmiri rug - Wikipedia

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   A Kashmir rug is a hand-knotted oriental rug from Kashmir valley in India, which is associated with Kashmiri handicrafts. Kashmir rugs or carpets have intricate designs that are primarily oriental, floral style in a range of colors, sizes and quality. The Kashmiri( /kaʃˈmɪəri/ ) word denotes a native or inhabitant of Kashmir.