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.
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For generic petrological rock types see List of rock types This is a geographical list of natural stone used for decorative purposes in construction and monumental sculpture produced in various countries Onyx sculpture in the grounds of St Pancras New Church LondonThe dimension stone industry classifies stone based on appearance and hardness as either granite marble or slate 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 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 Contents 1 Africa 2 Asia 2 1 India 2 2 Pakistan 2 3 Iran 3 Europe 3 1 Belgium 3 2 France 3 3 Greece 3 4 Italy 3 5 Norway 3 6 Poland 3 7 United Kingdom 4 Southeast Europe 4 1 Turkey 5 Middle East 5 1 Israel 6 North America 6 1 Canada 6 2 Mesoamerica 6 3 United States 7 Oceania 7 1 New Zealand 8 South America 9 See also 10 ReferencesAfrica editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it December 2023 MarbleAsia editIndia edit See Stones of IndiaPakistan edit Pakistan has more than 300 kinds of marble and natural stone Iran edit Iran has more than 250 kinds of marble travertine onyx granite and limestone citation needed Europe editBelgium edit Limestone Petit GranitFrance edit Limestone Caen stone Pierre de Comblanchien see also Cote d Or escarpment Pierre d Euville Pierre de Jaumont Tuffeau stoneGreece edit Marble Verde AnticoItaly edit Carrara marble Peperino Pietra serena Portoro Buono TravertineNorway edit AnorthositeStone Location Stone LocationLabrador Antique Sirevag Ha Blue Antique Hellvik EigersundLarvikiteStone Location Stone Location Stone LocationBlue Pearl Tveidalen Larvik Emerald Pearl Tjolling Larvik 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Ducharme bleu ciel Quebec Ducharme bleu fonce Quebec Ducharme bleu pale Quebec Ducharme brun garry QuebecDucharme chamois joel Quebec Ducharme gris cendre Quebec Ducharme jaune adirondack Quebec Ducharme jaune marbre Quebec Ducharme jaune pale QuebecSlateStone LocationLa canadienne QuebecSteatite Soapstone Stone LocationStromatolitesStone Location Stone LocationAlbanel Quebec Mistassini QuebecSyeniteStone LocationMagpie brown QuebecMesoamerica edit Tezontle a volcanic rock used in Pre Columbian Mesoamerican architecture Archaeological sites with tezontle structures are located in present day Mexico and northern Central America dd dd dd United States edit Brownstone a type of Triassic sandstone Granite extensively quarried in Vermont Georgia and New Hampshire Black granite a common trade name for gabbro used as architectural material Austin limestone a marble like stone widely used as a building stone for interior and exterior wall cladding and interior and exterior pavingOceania edit nbsp Dunedin Railway Station and Law Courts New Zealand showing dark Port Chalmers bluestone and creamy Oamaru stone constructionNew Zealand edit Oamaru stone a creamy limestone mined in North Otago used for architecture and sculpture Port Chalmers bluestone also called Timaru bluestone a dark basalt mined in Otago and Canterbury used for architectureSouth America editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it October 2014 See also editBuilding stone List of types of limestone List of types of marble List of sandstones NIST Stone test wall U S National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST 1 List of rock types List of minerals Quarrying Rock geology StonemasonryReferences edit Stonewall nist gov National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST Stone Test Wall Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of decorative stones amp oldid 1190308239, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
