A
absorption
Percentage amount of moisture absorbed by weight.
acid wash
A treatment applied to the face of a stone to achieve a texture or finish that is distressed. Chemical processes have been replaced by mechanical methods for the texturing of the stone face.
alkaline
Pertains to a highly basic, as opposed to acidic, substance; for example, hydrogen or carbonate of sodium or potassium.
anchor
A metal fastener used for securing dimension stone to a structure.
antique finish
A finish that replicates rusticated or distressed textures. Produced through mechanical
apron
A trim piece under a projecting stone top, stool, etc.
arris
An edge or angle where two surfaces meet; for example, moldings and raised edges.
B
backsplash
The area located between the countertop and upper cabinets.
bullnose
Convex rounding of a material, to be used in various applications, such as stair tread.
butt joint
An external corner formed by two stone panels with one head.
F
fabricated
Used in reference to dimension stone, it means manufactured and ready for installation.
fabricator
At the fabricator's facility the natural stone slabs are customized for specific
filling
A trade expression used to indicate the filling of natural voids in stone units with
finish
Final surface applied to the face of dimension stone during fabrication.
P
palletizing
A system of stacking stone on wooden pallets. Stone delivered palletized is easily site in better condition than unpalletized material.
polished finish
A high-gloss finish attained by machine-grinding and buffing the stone.
pressing
The third and most common step in the manufacturing of ceramic and porcelain tile. The at this stage.
producer
Company or person that quarries and supplies dimension stone to the commercial market.
Q
quarry
The location of an operation where a deposit of stone is extracted from the earth
quarry block
Generally, a rectangular piece of rough stone as it comes from a quarry, frequently
quartz
A silicon dioxide mineral that occurs in colorless and transparent or colored hexagonal as sandstone, granite, and quartzite.
Quartzite
A highly hardened, typically metamorphosed member of the sandstone group. Quartzite actually harder and denser. Also available in slabs.
S
saw cut refined finish
Saw-cut refined offers a matte finish. After initial cutting, the stone is processed to purchase granite, marble and limestone this way, typically on a special order basis.
sawed edge
A clean-cut edge generally achieved by cutting with a diamond blade, gang saw, or wire
sealant
An elastic adhesive compound used to seal stone veneer joints.
Sealing
1. To make a veneer joint watertight with an elastic adhesive compound.
2. Application of a
slab
Large, thin, flat pieces of stone cut from large blocks of stone. Usually 2 centimeters counter tops or used as cladding on vertical surfaces.
square foot
The unit of measure that most quartz and solid surfaces is sold by.
T
template
A pattern for a repetitive marking or fabricating operation.
texture
Surface quality of stone independent of color.
textured finish
A rough surface finish.
tolerance
Dimensional allowance in the fabrication process.
translucence
The ability of many lighter-colored marbles and onyxes to transmit light.
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