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  2. Verd antique - Wikipedia

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    Verd antique is used like marble especially in interior decoration and occasionally as outdoor trim, although the masses are frequently jointed and often only small slabs can be secured. The ancient Romans quarried it especially at Casambala, near Larissa, Thessaly, in Greece. [8] This variety was known as marmor thessalicum or Thessalian marble.

  3. Stone flaming - Wikipedia

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    Manually flaming the surface of a stone slab Stone flaming or thermaling is the application of high temperature to the surface of stone to make it look like natural weathering. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The sudden application of a torch to the surface of stone causes the surface layer to expand and flake off, exposing rough stone.

  4. Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde

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    Carvings of various zoomorphic creatures, including in particular, a horse Paleolithic rock engravings breaking the natural rock formation Various zoomorphic and anthropomorphic designs on granite slabs. The earliest drawings appearing in the Côa Valley date between 22 and 20 thousand years B.C., consisting of zoomorphic imagery of nature. [4]

  5. 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.

  6. List of fire-retardant materials - Wikipedia

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    Fire-retardant materials should not be confused with fire-resistant materials. A fire resistant material is one which is designed to resist burning and withstand heat . An example of a fire-resistant material is one which is used in bunker gear worn by firefighters to protect them from the flames of a burning building.

  7. Fire-setting - Wikipedia

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    A Bronze Age fire-set pit. Fire-setting is a method of traditional mining used most commonly from prehistoric times up to the Middle Ages. Fires were set against a rock face to heat the stone, which was then doused with liquid, causing the stone to fracture by thermal shock. Rapid heating causes thermal shock by itself—without subsequent ...

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