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Glossary Of Tile, Stone & Grout Cleaning Terms

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Calcareous

Refers to substances containing or composed of calcium carbonate.

 

Calcite

A crystalline variety of limestone containing not more that 5% magnesium carbonate.

 

Calcite Streaks

Description of a white or milky streak occurring in stone.

 

Calibration

The first step in the finishing process of a stone tile. The term is often erroneously applied to states, quartzites and other cleft face stone, where the precision of the calibration process is not possible.

 

Cantera

A volcanic, quartz-based stone with qualities similar to Adoquin, but not as dense. Quarried in Mexico.

 

Chamfer

To cut away the edge where two surfaces meet in an external angle, leaving a bevel at the junction.

 

Cladding

An exterior veneer stone covering.

 

Clast

An individual grain or constituent of a rock.

 

Cleavage

The ability of a rock mass to break along natural surfaces, a surface of natural parting.

 

Chiseled Edge

A process of mechanically chipping the tile edge, thus giving the stone a rustic , aged appearance.

 

Cleft Finish

Rough-surfaced stones such as slates that are cleaved or separated along a natural seam.

 

Cobblestone

A dimension stone for use in paving.

 

Composite

A construction unit in which stone that is to be exposed in the final use is permanently bonded or jointed to other material that will be concealed.

 

Conglomerate

A coarse-grained sedimentary rock.

 

Coping

A flat stone used as a cap no freestanding walls.

 

Coquina

Limestone composed predominantly of shells or fragments of shells loosely cemented by calcite.

 

Cultured Marble

An artificial, manmade product resembling marble.

 

Cure Time

The time required for the thin-set below the tile to become hard and set.

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