Stones of geological origins have been identified and classified as building stones which are used for different purposes. They are discussed subsequently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is a deep-seated igneous rock, hard, durable and available in different colours. It has high crushing strength and is capable of sustaining high weathering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Basalt and trap are also of igneous origin. These are effective solid rocks which have been formed on the earth\u2019s surface in the absence of pressure by rapid cooling of the magma which also carries crystals of various minerals. These are hard, tough and durable and are available in different colours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These are sedimentary rocks which have been formed of remnants of seaweeds and living organisms consolidated and cemented together. They are easy to work with and contain a high percentage of calcium carbonate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is another form of sedimentary rock formed by the action of mechanical sediments. It shows a sandy structure which is low in strength and easy to work with and dress. This is available in different colours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is a metamorphic rock and is a sandy clayey stone. It is porous and soft. It can be cut easily into blocks and contains a high percentage of iron oxide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is a metamorphic rock which can be easily split into thin slabs and is easy to work on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is a metamorphic rock which can be easily cut with a saw and can be carved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is also a metamorphic rock which is black in colour and can be split easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is available in river beds in the form of pebbles and is of different shapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is a metamorphic rock which is hard, brittle and crystalline. It is difficult to work with and is very durable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Stones of geological origins have been identified and classified as building stones which are used for different purposes. They are discussed subsequently. 2.4.1 Granite It is a deep-seated igneous rock, hard, durable and available in different colours. It has high crushing strength and is capable of sustaining high weathering. 2.4.2 Basalt and Trap Basalt and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5663,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[621],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-4-stones"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/workhouse.sweetdishy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/stones.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/workhouse.sweetdishy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/workhouse.sweetdishy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/workhouse.sweetdishy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/workhouse.sweetdishy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/workhouse.sweetdishy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5724"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/workhouse.sweetdishy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5724\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5725,"href":"https:\/\/workhouse.sweetdishy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5724\/revisions\/5725"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/workhouse.sweetdishy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/workhouse.sweetdishy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/workhouse.sweetdishy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/workhouse.sweetdishy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}