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100A Eames Street, Wilmington, MA 01887 ◆ (781) 938-1820
Monday – Saturday: 8AM to 5PM ◆ Sat 9–2 by appointment only
Defining Natural Stone Material
Quartz: A brilliant, hexagonally crystalline mineral, silicon dioxide-transparent.
Feldspar: Crystalline minerals made up of aluminum silicates.
Potassium: Soft, silver-white, wax like metallic chemical element that oxidizes rapidly when exposed to air.
Hardness scale: 7 (10 being the hardest)
A translucent, crystalline calcite stone found in cave deposits.
Hardness scale: 3 (10 being the hardest)
Calcite: A mineral found in the form of limestone, chalk and marble.
Dolomite: A common rock forming mineral, harder than calcite.
Magnesite: A mineral, which is generally white.
Magnesium carbonate similar to calcite.
Hardness scale: 3 (10 being the hardest)
A cream or reddish color formed by the accumulation of calcite from limy springs, lakes or streams.
Hardness scale: 3 (10 being the hardest)
A rock which consists of calcite, it is composed of the organic remains of sea animals, corals etc.
Hardness scale: 3 (10 being the hardest)
A fine-grained rock formed from clay, sedimentary rock shale and sometimes quartz.
Hardness scale: 3 (10 being the hardest)
A dense material that wears well. A rock formed by a variety of talc.
Hardness scale: 1 (10 being the hardest)
