Natural Stone Products

Cobbles

Description : Generally used for pavements, landscapes, pool-side. They carry an all-side natural surface finish. Cobbles of Sand stone and Granite are available in ready stock. Standard sizes are - 8cm x 8cm x 8cm, 10cm x 10cm x 5cm, 14cm x 14cm x 10cm, 30cm x 30cm x 10cm. Varieties available : sandstone - kandla grey, autumn brown, mandana red, modak pink, granite - white, grey, pink, red

Counter Tops

Description : An essential part of retail showrooms, offices, homes, hotels, bars. Granite countertops and Marble countertops are extensively used due to their hardness, excellent and lasting polish, durability and resistance to stain, scratch and heat. Since marble countertops and granite countertops are available in a very wide range of colors and textures, these countertops can be used to compliment any decor. Sandstone countertops are used in gardens and outdoor areas since they blend with the natural landscape very well.

Natural stone Fountains

Description : Stone Fountains are decorative accessories for ornamentation of homes or offices as well as exteriors. Stone fountains are elaborately carved in traditional, Victorian or modern styles. Outdoor fountains may be large sized fountains or multi-tiered fountains that are available in multiple finishes and color variations of marble, sandstone and granite. Highly ornate, indoor stone fountains are popular items of beautification that bring any home alive. Indoor fountains are mostly made from marble.

Stone Articles

Description : Sculptures, Statues and Garden furniture are creative pieces of art that enhance the beauty and elegance of any interior or exterior. A most fascinating range of products are made from marble, granite and sandstone. Using age-old techniques and skills of carving, dexterous craftsmen from all parts of the world churn out most exquisite statues. Designed by skilled sculptors and artists, they come in a wide range of subjects, materials, styles, prices and design.

What is Marble, Limestone, Travertine, Slate & Granite?

Marble
Marble is the geological name for massive, compact limestone which has been completely re-crystallized by heat and pressure, capturing many foreign substances, thus creating a unique variety of colors and veining (minerals). Marble is simply changed limestone, or to be more specific, metamorphic limestone. The veining which is caused by dissimilarity of materials, often represents areas of weakness within many marbles. Like numerous other stones such as Calcareous stones, travertine and onyx, Marble is also composed chiefly of calcium carbonate.

Marble can be polished and used for architectural and ornamental purposes. Its color varies from white to black, being sometimes yellow, red, and green. Marble is sometimes beautifully veined or clouded. It is preferred for floorings and accentuates the living sphere with its sheer opulence.

Marble stone is relatively softer than other stones and offers less stain resistance. Thus it requires careful maintenance and should be treated as fine furniture. Marble is susceptible to damage from citric acids, alcohols and oils. Spills should be wiped up immediately. Treated properly, marble will remain elegant for decades.


Limestone
Limestone is formed as a result of millions of years of sea shells and bones of sea creatures settling as sediment on an ocean floor (hence it is called a sedimentary stone). The calcium in the bones & shells combines with Carbon Dioxide in the water to form Calcium Carbonate, which is the basic mineral structure of all limestone and marble. Less than 3% of the stone is the color, which is simply other natural elements present when the stone formed (ie iron deposits give you a reddy brown).

Limestone is available as plain rock. Since it is not crystallized, it cannot be polished.

It is available in elegant shades of yellow, blue, brown and black. Due to its durability and longlife, limestone is generally used as building stone and for making statues. Its use as wall cladding material has also gained immense popularity.


Travertine
Travertine also began as limestone, which over time, through geological shifting, found its way deep in the Earth. The porous nature of limestone makes it a great reservoir for liquids. Aquifers, which are the enormous underground pools of water that feed our wells and water our cities, are the remnants of ice age melting, which sank below and was absorbed by limestone. Heated by the Earth's inner core, the water rises as steam and hot pressurized water, to form hot mud baths, "Old Faithful", " Mammoth Springs", and other gizers. This rising hot water, dissolves the limestone and brings with it granules from below, forming mud beds on the surface. If enough time transpires, and the mud beds