Natural Stone Applications

Applications of Igneous Rocks

In this article, we will discuss natural stone applications on a technical level. Igneous rocks make up 90 to 95% of the volume and thickness of 16 km (from the top) of the earth’s crust. Igneous rocks play a very important role in geology because their mineral and chemical properties tell us a lot about the mantle composition, where the igneous rocks were extracted from, and the temperature and pressure conditions that allowed them to form this way, or a pre-existing rock that has been melted.

Classifications of Igneous Rocks

Igneous rocks are divided into three categories, and each category rocks have different uses, but in general, the igneous rocks use include:

cosmetics Production
Making flooring and floor tiles
In road construction and bridge construction
In wall covering, the building interior and exterior
Making all abrasive stones kinds such as foot stones
Making all sculptures kinds
Dams
Using in stairs and corridors
Applying in railway construction
Crusher
Natural stones

Applications of Sedimentary Rocks

Sedimentary rocks cover almost the continents entire surface, but all crustal rocks generally comprise 8% of the earth crust. Sedimentary rocks are just a thin layer on the crust. The sedimentary rocks study and this thin crust on earth gives us a lot of information.

Its uses include the following:

Suitable for facade
Used in agriculture to prevent weeds
Applying in paper making
Installing on the floor
Wall covering
Pool side

Applications of Metamorphic Stones

Metamorphic rocks are rocks that are formed almost from the previous rocks deformation due to changes in physical (pressure-temperature) or chemical conditions and in a solid state. The metamorphic phenomenon is interpreted as the one or a set crystallized disappearance minerals in a rock. These changes may occur on sedimentary rocks formed in surface conditions or in igneous rocks crystallized from magma or even in metamorphic rocks.

Metamorphic use stones is as follows.

Dams
Stairway
Making ornaments
Building facades
Construction
Sculpture
Automobile manufacturing

Sources

Memarian H. (2008), “Engineering Geology and Geotechnics”, Tehran University, Publishing and Printing Institute, 954 pages.

Fazlnia A., Pir Kharati and Moradi H. (2016), “Applied Petrology”, Urmia University, Urmia University Publications, 354 pages

Prothero, Donald R.; Schwab, Fred (2004). Sedimentary geology: an introduction to sedimentary rocks and stratigraphy (2nd ed.). New York: Freeman. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-7167-3905-0.

Sedimentary lithology, Roshd Encyclopædia, retrieved on July 24, 2008.