Onyx sculpture in the grounds of St Pancras New Church , London This is a geographical list of natural stone used for decorative purposes in construction and monumental sculpture produced in various countries.
The 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.
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Marble
See Stones of India Pakistan has more than 300 kinds of marble and natural stone.
Iran has more than 250 kinds of marble, travertine, onyx, granite, and limestone.[citation needed ]
Stone Location Stone Location Stone Location Blue Pearl Tveidalen, Larvik Emerald Pearl Tjølling , Larvik Silver Pearl Håkestad, Larvik
Stone Location Stone Location Stone Location Stone Location Coloritt Leivset, Fauske Antique Fonce Løgavlen, Fauske Norwegian Rose Løgavlen, Fauske Arctic Green Løgavlen, Fauske
Stone Location Masi quartzite Gaskabeaivárri, Náranaš, Kautokeino
Stone Location Stone Location Stone Location Stone Location Stone Location Cambrian black Quebec Noir cambrien Quebec Noir taillon Quebec Peribonka Quebec Ocelot Quebec Noir taillon Quebec Noir cambrien Quebec Laurentian pink Quebec
Stone Location Stone Location Laurentide green Quebec Prairie green Quebec
Stone Location Imperial black Quebec
Stone Location Stone Location Whistler white British Columbia Midnight blue Quebec
Stone Location Stone Location Stone Location Stone Location Stone Location Atlantic Black Quebec Spring Green Quebec Wild Pink Quebec Autumn Harmony Quebec Peribonka Quebec Laurentide Green Quebec Black Cambrian Quebec Birch White Quebec Gris St-Sébastien Quebec Pine Green Ontario Vermillon Pink Ontario Canadian Mahogany Ontario Tadoussac Quebec Dark steel Quebec Deer brown Quebec Ash brown Quebec Polychrome Quebec Green leaf Quebec Sonata Quebec Saguenay brown Quebec Shipshaw Quebec Saguenay red Quebec
Stone Location Black daniel Quebec
Stone Location Stone Location Stone Location Stone Location Stone Location Riviere Pentecote Quebec Gallix Quebec Nordic river Quebec Betchouan-violetta Quebec Apica Quebec Sawene Quebec Stanstead grey Quebec Brun castor Quebec Alpine summer Quebec Boston Bar British Columbia Aqua mist British Columbia Robson rose British Columbia Sumas sky British Columbia Valley rose British Columbia Whitewater classico British Columbia Whitewater British Columbia Atlantic pink Newfoundland Cascade coral British Columbia Betchouan Quebec Riviera Quebec Rose riviere Quebec Ash rose Quebec Astra Quebec Winneway beige Quebec Dark caledonia Quebec Royal Canadian red Manitoba Winneway rose Quebec Noir nordique Quebec Beluro Grandes Bergeronnes Anticostie Quebec St Lawrence green Quebec Franquelin red Quebec Gris St Sébastien Quebec Newton Quebec Caledonia original Quebec Stanstead grey Quebec Charcoal grey Quebec Arctic white Quebec Snow white Coaticook Abbey rose Quebec Acajou Quebec Granville Quebec Caledonia nara Quebec New new Quebec Newport Quebec Caledonia Quebec
Stone Location Stone Location Stone Location Stone Location Stone Location Tyndall Manitoba Eramosa Ontario Adair sepia Ontario Ledgerock Ontario Arriscraft Ontario Algonquin Ontario Hope Bay Ontario Mara Ontario Senesun Ontario St Marc des Carrières Quebec
Stone Location Stone Location Stone Location Autumn brown Quebec Polychrome Quebec Sagami Quebec
Stone Location Stone Location Stone Location Stone Location Stone Location Ducharme brun Quebec Ducharme bleu ciel Quebec Ducharme bleu foncé Quebec Ducharme bleu pale Quebec Ducharme brun garry Quebec Ducharme chamois joel Quebec Ducharme gris cendre Quebec Ducharme jaune adirondack Quebec Ducharme jaune marbre Quebec Ducharme jaune pale Quebec
Stone Location La canadienne Quebec
Stone Location Stone Location Albanel Quebec Mistassini Quebec
Stone Location Magpie brown Quebec
Archaeological sites with tezontle structures are located in present day México and northern Central America . Dunedin Railway Station and Law Courts, New Zealand, showing dark Port Chalmers bluestone and creamy Oamaru stone construction This section is empty. You can help by
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