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- F FACE - The exposed portion of a stone">stone; also refers to the edge treatment on various cutting stock materials. FACED - See VENEER FASCIA - A flat, relatively narrow horizontal belt in an architrave or used in combination with moldings. FIELD STONE">STONE - Loose blocks separated from ledges by natural processes and scattered through or upon the regolith (soil) cover; applied also to similar transported materials, such as glacial boulders and cobbles. FINES - The powder, dust, silt-size, and sand-size material resulting from processing (usually crushing) rock. FINISHES - Surface treatments, commonly available as: FLAGSTONE">STONE - Thin slabs of stone">stone used for flagging or paving walks, driveways, patios, etc.; generally fine-grained sandstone">stone, bluestone">stone, quartzite or slate although other stone">stones may be used. FREEstone">stone - A stone">stone that may be cut freely in any direction without fracture or splitting. FRIEZE - A horizontal belt course sometimes decorated with sculptural relief, occurring directly under a cornice. - G GANG SAWN - The granular surface of stone">stone resulting from gang sawing alone. GAUGED OR GAUGING - A grinding process that results in the uniform thickness of all pieces of material to be used together. GLASS SEAM - A narrow glass-like streak occurring in stone">stone; a joint plane that has been recemented by deposition of transluscent calcite in a crack and which is structurally sound. GRADE COURSE - The beginning course at grade level, generally waterproofed with a damp check or damp course. GRAIN - The easiest cleavage direction in a stone">stone. "With the grain" is the same as "natural bed." Also, the composition and texture of particles, crystals, sand, or rock. GRANITE - A fine to coarse-grained, igneous rock formed by volcanic action and consisting of quartz, feldspar, mica, and accessory minerals. Granite-type rocks include those of similar texture and origin. GREENstone">stone - stone">stones that have been metamorphosed or otherwise so altered that they have assumed a distinctive greenish color owing to the presence of one or more of the following minerals: chlorite, epidote, or actinolite. GROUT - Mortar of pouring consistency. - H HAND CUT RANDOM RECTANGULAR ASHLAR - A pattern where all the stone">stone is hand cut into squares and rectangles, and where all the joints are fairly consistent. Similar to sawed-bed ashlar in appearance. HAND DRESSED - See DRESSED HAND or MACHINE PITCH FACED also known as ROCK FACED ASHLAR - A finish given to both veneer stone">stone and cutting stock, created by establishing a straight line back from the irregular face of the stone">stone. Proper tools are then used to cut along the line leaving a straight arris and the intended rustic finish on the face. HEAD - The end of a stone">stone which has been tooled to match the face of the stone">stone. Heads are used at outside corners, windows, door jambs or any place where the veneering will be visible from the side. HEARTH - The floor of a stone">stone fireplace on which the fire is laid. HEARTH stone">stone - Originally the large single stone">stone or stone">stones used for the floor of a fireplace; now most commonly used to describe the stone">stone in front of the fire chamber and in many cases extending on either or both sides of the front of the fire chamber. HOLES - Sinkages in the top beds of stone">stones to engage Lewis pins for hoisting. HONED FINISH - A super fine smooth finish. |
Glossary About Stone Industry (F~H)