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The familiar stone types that are used today are identified through four categories: SEDIMENTARY, METAMORPHIC, IGNEOUS STONE, and ARTIFICIAL.
- SEDIMENTARY. Sedimentary stone came from organic elements such as glaciers, rivers, wind, oceans, and plants.
- METAMORPHIC.
- IGNEOUS.
- ARTIFICIAL.
Likewise, what is stone and types?
The most common types of natural stone are granite, marble and limestone, but there are a few others that are often used in residential applications – quartzite, soapstone, travertine and onyx. The vast majority of Man-Made Stone can be divided into one of two types, Engineered Quartz slabs or Porcelain slabs.
- Andesite.
- Basalt.
- Dacite.
- Diabase.
- Diorite.
- Gabbro.
- Granite.
- Obsidian.
Then, what are the three types of stone?
Of course, the three main types of natural stone are common knowledge- igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary. But within these divisions, there are different strengths and characteristics of rocks that can be used for different things.
Rocks are not all the same! The three main types, or classes, of rock are sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous and the differences among them have to do with how they are formed. Sedimentary rocks are formed from particles of sand, shells, pebbles, and other fragments of material.