White stone is breathtaking for its pure white, delicate quality and natural texture. It has become the favorite since ancient times and is endowed with the meanings of holiness and purity. In modern society, it is widely used in many fields.It can be mashed into marble and granite. Marble has a various advantages such as 50 to 80 years of long service life, abrasive resistance, none magnetic conductivity, non electricity conductivity, etc. Granite is strong in weathering resistance. White stone, thus , is applied for both indoor and outdoor decoration. Here are seven kinds of common white stones.
1. ArabescatoCorchia Marble
Indigenous to Italy, ArabescatoCorchia belongs to marble. Its major ingredient is dolomite. Featured with the white background color, gray vein, and light luminosity of 120, it is often used as the decoration for high class places, such as office building, high club, KTV; villa village,luxurious hotel and building.
2. Calacatte Gold
Calacatte Gold has been used since ancient times. From pantheon of Rome to the leaning tower of Pisa, from mosque of Islam to the White House in America,all these expensive buildings are decorated by it. The stone emits the flavor of elegance and comfort. Walking in the house adorned by it, you would feel as if place yourself in the palace.
3. Alabaster
This stone is out of the ordinary for its glittery and lily-white surface which shows a sense of solemnity and serenity. Because it has no pattern, it is can be used not only in building, but also in sculpture. In the Imperial Palace of China, Alabaster is founded everywhere in the stone steps, guard bar and bridge.
4. Bianco Carrara
Produced in Italy , Bianco Carrara stone is strictly controlled in yield. Hence its price is high. But this still can’t stop consumers’ love for it. It has excellent quality and is applied more broadly. Not only indoor decoration, it could also be used in garden and cemetery. From stone benches to white single headstone, all of the objects made of it are more grace.
5. Regina White
Regina white comes from Brazil. It is not a absolute white stone. Some slabs will show pale green. Its surface has some gray lines which is harmonize with the background. Since the color is unstable, it is more suitable for small area.
6. Volakos
This is a Greece stone. It is a top grade building material for good workability, good sound insulation effect, good heat insulation effect. Besides, it has fine texture, and low hardness so it is suitable for carving. The special landscape pattern makes it one of the best materials for adornment.
7. White Rose
White Rose belongs to granite. It has a beautiful pattern with white background color and red dots. The picture would like blooming red flowers strewed over the snow white beach. It is now most used on wall, ground and countertop.
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