Types of Construction Stones

In some cases, it contains trivial supplements of minerals which include mica, tourmaline, and hornblende. Granites are medium-grained in texture and are also crystalline in the form of their structure. Granite in most cases are lightly colored and contains spots. Granite occurs in attractive colors and on polishing they have the room to take a reflecting like finish. Granites, however, are not fire resistant. Calcium and carbon make up a percent of some limestone. In other instances, other limestones contain magnesium carbonate. Most of the limestones are fine in texture and also contains fossils. Limestones are white, and they come in chalk like varieties, although in other limestones are either grey or dark. The fourth is Marble which is a metamorphic type of rock. It has a variation in mineral composition, and this depends on the source of the rock.

Granites may change into gneisses though this does not affect the mineral composed in it. The minerals composed in the gneisses include quartz, ferromagnesium, felspar, and mica. The seventh, Laterite construction stone. Laterite is a sedimentary type of rock which is composed of aluminum oxides and variation in iron oxides (Winkler). Basalt is the crushed powder that is used in building monuments, and other stone made objects. limestone is used in a crushed form to construct key landmarks, for instance, the pyramid in Egypt. Basalt is used in the production of cement. The stone in a crushed form is used to create sculptures and in dimension form used to construct a building. Sandstone is usually cut into different tiles and matched into similar patterns used for floorings purposes. it is also used for the construction of monuments due to their durable nature.

They are weather resistances hence making them the best materials for the building of pathways and patios, Basalt is used in various areas which include construction of roads and pavement base. Also used to construct railroads and drainage systems, in the creation of tiles and bricks. Basalts rocks dust is used in agriculture by farmers to process fertilizer which is efficient in ensuring proper plant growth, hence making it hard for weeds to spread into the unwanted areas. Basalts are used in manufacturing industries for wadding due to its effective thermal properties. Laterite stone that is originally found in India is used in various areas which include wall construction, homestead building and in Art crafts practices. Slate is a rock used for roofing purposes due to its physical and chemical properties.

Other uses include flooring and cladding purposes due to its versatile and durable nature. It is also used for landscaping because it is said to be weather resistant and even pollution resistant. Basic Properties of Materials The granite building properties are as follows: they are strong and hard, Granites are water resistance, weather and frost resistance, durable in nature, non-fire resistance. Method of Installation/Construction The method of installation varies from one stone to another in the case of granite during the ancient days the carving method produced unintended results paving way for the discovery of dressing and steam-powered cutting tools by Alexander MacDonald (Siegesmund and Ákos). In 1880 there came up another rival machinery that competed with Macdonald's work the modern way of installing was called computer-controlled rotary bits. Whereby the granite blocks are diced into thinner sections known as slabs which are then given the required shape by the cutting center.

Basalt is crushed for installation purposes the crushed part of it is used for road base construction, railroad construction it can also be cut and also to some extent polished before it is used, for instance, for floorings purposes. Limestone's method of installation is crashing before laying it down (England). Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. Hugues, Theodor, Ludwig Steiger, and Johann Weber.  Dressed stone: types of stone, details, examples. Walter de Gruyter, 2012. Howe, John Allen.