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Eramosa Marble

Full view of stone slab
Stone detail
Eramosa Marble, Vein Cut:

Well here we are a rocking & rollin’ into week three with our featured stone’s and there’s no stopping us now…we’ve got quite the selection here to share with you!

This week we feature our Polished, Eramosa Marble 2cm a vein cut slab material originating from Canada. As with all materials this is a unique one mainly due to its inherent rich and earthy- mocha color tone. It is often a rarity in the stone industry to find a “brown” dolomite type of marble as such as this fine Eramosa. This material is available in 2cm slab form with a polished surface finish. It has been vein cut at the stone factory to further the visual appeal of the vein striations occurring naturally in this material.

Eramosa marble maybe used a shower surround, vanity, fireplace surround, flooring, wall panels, door casing…the possibilities are endless really!

Cheers to a fine marble like Eramosa!!!

Soapstone

A classic stone material with truly remarkable characteristics. This stone is pleasing to the touch with its soft soap-like feel, hence its name “Soapstone” which is due to its composition of Talc and Magnesium Steatite. As one may ponder the softness of this stone don’t let that elude you in terms of durability as Soapstone is a dense material, it is inert to acids such as lemon juice and it’s overall a strong stone. The surface of Soapstone does develop a charming patina over time which is quite desirable by most. Soapstone material is also easy on the maintenance list…the traditional means of sealing Soapstone is by using mineral oil and all that it entails is a simple wipe on & off procedure and voila sealed stone. The application of mineral oil reveals the inner beauty of this material and gives the stone a fresh and lustrous appearance.

This material typically is used as kitchen countertops, vanities, sinks, fireplaces or even pizza ovens! Yes that’s right pizza ovens, the heat characteristics of this material are beyond that of most materials so hats off to the chef!




Featured Stone of the week

Here we showcase our Polished, Stalattite Brown Onyx a warm honey chocolate hued material from the Middle East. This material was once originally formed in deep caverns possibly as a Stalactite formation collectively known as a dripstone. Over a period of time, space and its overall dependence and presence of air it continues to “drip” down accumulating its icicle structure through calcification born out of cold mineral springs. On the other end of the spectrum there are Stalagmites which are formed while on the ground and is created by the same process but accrete into a piller formation…this amazing process is a love story of stone where the Stalactites meets the Stalagmites and fuse together in this eternal bond that we call stone or rather in this case Onyx.

This material would be worthy to be used as a vanity, shower surround, fireplace, etc…there are virtually endless possibilities for such a material as this Vein cut Stalattite Brown Onyx. We have a light with a lot of movement (see the picture included) as well as a dark version that has a bit more linear veining with a wood-like accent.

We recommend that this material be viewed in person as it’s wholeheartedly reminiscent to the precious stone known as “Tiger Eye” or perhaps something more as it’s all in the eye of the beholder.

Featured Stone of the week:

This week we’d like to illuminate a superb slab of Sodalite featured here in a lightweight 1 cm thickness, this is a super dense material known for it’s rare properties (it is a close relative to Lapis Lazuli) A precious stone prized for it’s ultramarine pigment & rich blues also known as the “Heaven Stone.” Its highlights are most definitely its lustrous deep blue and the overall richness & depth. It induces one to recall a space of blue skies with it’s scattered grains of gold-like pyrite that are akin to the stars, while others are captured by it’s white calcite areas resembling clouds.

Perhaps this may be a material to please and appease you & yours that may be ideal for a vanity top, fireplace surround or any other fine furnishing application that you can imagine.

Stay tuned for next weeks featured stone of the week!

New Materials Arriving Sept 5th, 2010:

● 18”x18” Tile Calacatta Polished Marble ●

3cm Bianco Carrara Polished Marble ●

3cm Dark Julia Honed Soapstone (Black) ●

3cm Exotic Emperador Polished Marble ●

2cm Kilimanjaro Polished Onyx ●

3cm Pietra Del Cardosa Semi Polished Schist ●

2cm Silver Honed Travertine ●

3cm Titanium Black Polished Granite ●

New Materials Shipment!

● 24”x48” Tile French Pattern Leathered Belgian Limestone ●

2cm Black & Gold vein cut Polished Onyx ●

2cm Black & Gold Michelangelo Polished Marble●

2cm Botticino Fiorito Polished Marble ●

2cm Botticino Semi-Classico Polished Marble ●

1cm Breccia Oniciatta Polished Marble ●

1cm Calacatta Classical Gold Borgini Polished Marble●

2 & 3cm Calacatta Crestola Oro Polished Marble ●

2cm Crema Marfil Polished Marble ●

1 & 2cm Daino Reale Polished Marble ●

2cm Dark Emperador Polished Marble●

2cm Eramosa vein cut Polished Marble ●

1cm Giallo Reale Polished Marble ●

2cm Giallo Siena Polished Marble ●

2cm Golden Violet Polished Onyx ●

2cm Light Blue Polished Onyx●

1cm Nero Marquina Polished Marble ●

2cm Sarah Red Polished Marble ●

1.5cm Stalattite Polished Marble ●

1cm Verde Fuoco Polished Onyx ●

2cm Verde Polished Onyx●

New Flagstone!

We just recieved our new shipment of Flagstone, for your landscaping needs! Priced at 20 cents per lb. The thickness varies from 1″x 1-1/2″ and 1-1/2″x 2″. We have a scale here to figure out total weight. We can load pallets on your truck, but we do not deliver.

Variations:
● Cowboy Coffee Patio Stone and tumbled stone ●
Sockeye Patio Stone and tumbled stone ●
Gold Rush Patio and tumbled stone ●
Silver Strike Patio stone ●
Stampede Vertical Patio stone

Estimated Coverage
● ¾” Flagstone 190 sq ft ●
¾” Patio Stone 190 sq ft ●
1-1 ½” Patio Stone 125 sq ft ●
1 ½”- 2” Dry Set Patio Stone 125 sq ft ●
Tumbled Stone 100 sq ft