Marble's Name Speaks For Itself

Variety in texture and color (from deep black to milkwhite, which, by the way, was worshipped by Michelangelo) allows to make the brightest ideas come true. Colored marble usually has many "stone veins", which are splits filled with natural admixtures. The Venus of Milo, Parthenon, Zeus of Olympus temple, columns of Artemis temple in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, were created of soft white marble. Nevertheless, with all its firmness it remains a soft absorbing material.Marble's name speaks for itself (marmaros, Gr. As is known, marble and shale are carbonate sediments that are vulnerable to acid, coloring agents, thermal impact. On the shears of Verona, Fossile Marrone, Jura, Rosso marble, an attentive eye will distinguish shapes of ancient shellfish, corals, petrified algae, shells.Choosing a marble for wet premises one should remember that a long-during contact with water changes marble's color.Marble processing. Thickness varies from 10-20mm and more, subject to purpose. Considering tile texture, there are not too many ways of marble surface treatment: polishing, grinding, bush-hammering, artificial ageing.Owing to moderate hardness, this stone is polished perfectly well, and gives soft glitter coming from the inside. Artists noticed that it is a unique material for sculpture as long ago as ancient times. Under the rays of light penetrating into the stone, marble comes to life - light shinning aureole appears around it. During several thousand years it has preserved the right to be considered a decoration material, shiny in every way. Nevertheless this material is more preferable for bathrooms than granite, as its structure is more porous, which provides better binding.. For example, for producing tabletops, wall and floor decoration, stone mosaics is often used. It is believed, that the natural ageing imitation (artificial weathering) creates a special atmosphere of softness and warmness. Marble is lasting, firm, weather-resistant. It glitters with pink, yellow, grey, blue, greenish, reddish, brown, black tones and amazes with their various combinations. It is put into a special barrel where stones rub themselves against one another acquiring rounded shapes. Some types of marble having quartz and pyrite admixtures glitter with crystal and golden tinges.Polishing and grinding emphasize the natural beauty of the stone. Artificially imitating this natural phenomenon one can get different degrees of ageing. This decoration material is applied for inner and outer decoration. "Antique" becomes more and more popular being preferred by lovers of the antique in general and interior antique stylization. Floors, walls, staircases, fireplaces, columns, tabletops, kitchen worktops, lamps, decorated with marble always look wonderful. Subject to chosen colors, the "stone" interior can be warm or cold, massive or airy, luxurious or simple, dark or light. This effect is achieved through special surface treatment technology, which may include mechanical (including manual) and chemical influence.Marble application. Marble surface should be protected from thermal impact - a cup of hot tee or coffee may turn out fatal for a tabletop. Weathered marble is widely used for floor tiling in modern restaurants and saloons: with its help the designers try to add an air of authenticity to the interior. The reason of it is oxidation of ferruginous mineral admixtures. Most of the stone working companies produce marble flag of standard size: 300 x 300, 305 x 305, 400 x 400, 600 x 300 mm.Marble properties. It is possible to make stairs or floor surface of marble, but one should prevent a possibility of dropping of such abrasive particles as sand on a marble surface, as they will scratch the stone. Bush-hammering.