Dimension stone is natural stone or rock that has been selected and finished to specific sizes or shapes. Color, texture and pattern, and surface finish of the stone are also normal requirements. Anot
Large blocks of granite dimension stone being loaded at Teignmouth in Devon, southern England, in 1827
Surface of a marble slab from Sinj, Croatia
Rough-cut slabs of granite dimension stone
Slate tile covers this entire structure in Germany
Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized silicate grains, cemented together by another mineral. Sandstones comprise about 20–25% of all sedimentary rocks.
Dimension stone
…as structural and decorative dimension stone. These rock types are more commonly known as granite, limestone, marble, travertine, quartz-based stone (sandstone, quartzite) and slate. Other varieties of dimension stone that are normally considered to be special minor types include alabaster (massive gypsum…
Alcove in the Navajo Sandstone
Kokh-type tombs cut into the multicoloured sandstone of Petra
Sand grains of quartz with hematite coating providing an orange colour