Stones

What are stones?

In architecture and engineering, is any natural material of great consistency, extracted from quarries, is considered an excellent material also known as conservation and generating the first tools.

How many kinds of stone do you know? Some of the best known are: Granite, Slate, Sandstone, Quartzite, Limestone, Marble, etc.

What Characteristics do stones have?

Structure, density, compactness, porosity, hardness, composition, durability or resistance.

Why are Used in construction stones?

Stone is a natural element, abundant scarlet hardness and wear resistance also is capable of modification to the whim of the architect, making it an efficient building material, but it is used in large numbers because there are now new materials even more efficient than stone, such as concrete and reinforced concrete. But in ancient times was the ideal material in the monumental buildings.