Stone



The Stones are a kind of material that can be toke from the earth; it comes from the fossilized Magma. It’s hard, and is really heavy. In it’s naturally state, has an irregular shape. There are very much different kind of stones. The kind of stones do I know are: the “limestone”, “granite”, “slate”, “Arsenic stone”, “Marble” and “Quartz”. They are heavy, strong, have durability, they are adaptable and they are completely solid; they almost have different textures and colors. The majority of stones used in constructions are the granite, the marble and the limestone, because they are strong, and also gives a brilliant surface when are used to this purpose. Stone is a natural material found almost everywhere in the world. These stones come in its majority from fossilized magma. It is taken from earth and can be worked to make different structures, where is at the same time structural support and load, for its considerable weight. It can be used directly without almost any treatment, and it was used in monumental buildings because of its durability and adaptability to be finely sculpted. Nevertheless, it is not easy to work and build with stone. It is heavy, so quarrying it is expensive, is pretty difficult to cut and it doesn’t resist a lot of tension, so structures made with stone must translate all the charges vertically to have a better resistance. However it has been used from the very beginning of architecture, nowadays it is still considered as one of the most beautiful materials of construction.

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