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Natural Stone
Where does stone come from?
When you look at, for example, your granite or marble counters or maybe your travertine or limestone floors, you can know that the vast majority of the stone you're looking at began it's formation millions of years ago deep within the earth's crust and under extreme heat and pressure and then later over time was pushed to the surface by means of things like upward lifts from the shifting of tectonic plates or erosion from millions of years of weather.
This rock is then quarried and shipped in from all around the world, arriving at your fabricators shop where it begins it's final transformation before it is put in service as your counter or floors or anywhere else you see natural stone in use.
There are three types on stone: igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary:
"Igneous rocks (from the Greek word for fire) form when hot, molten rock crystallizes and solidifies. The melt originates deep within the Earth near active plate boundaries or hot spots, then rises toward the surface. Igneous rocks are divided into two groups, intrusive or extrusive, depending upon where the molten rock solidifies."
To learn more about igneous stone, visit the USGS at:
https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-are-igneous-rocks?qt-news_science_products=0#qt-news_science_products
"Metamorphic rocks started out as some other type of rock, but have been substantially changed from their original igneous, sedimentary, or earlier metamorphic form. Metamorphic rocks form when rocks are subjected to high heat, high pressure, hot mineral-rich fluids or, more commonly, some combination of these factors. Conditions like these are found deep within the Earth or where tectonic plates meet."
To learn more about metamorphic stone, visit the USGS at:
"Sedimentary rocks are formed from pre-existing rocks or pieces of once-living organisms. They form from deposits that accumulate on the Earth's surface. Sedimentary rocks often have distinctive layering or bedding. Many of the picturesque views of the desert southwest show mesas and arches made of layered sedimentary rock."
To learn more about sedimentary stone, visit the USGS at: