When decorating a house, it is very important to choose good decoration materials. But for many owners, stone is a blind spot and they don't know much about it. So, what kinds of stone are commonly used in decoration? Today, Bian Xiao prepared the names and pictures of stone materials for everyone. Let's have a look!

A, stone type name and picture

1, marble

Marble is one of the most common decorative stones, which is formed by rocks in the earth's crust under the action of high temperature and high pressure. Its main component is calcium carbonate, accounting for 50%. Marble, a kind of stone material, is natural and simple, with delicate texture, bright colors and strong plasticity. It can be grinded, polished and crystallized, with high wear resistance and service life of 50 years.

2. Sandstone

Sandstone is a kind of stone specially used for exterior wall decoration. It is a sedimentary rock, mainly composed of sand and cement compressed by crustal movement. The main component of sandstone is silicon dioxide, accounting for more than 65%. Sandstone is soft in overall material, fine in particles, high in water absorption, very good in sound insulation, non-radioactive, weathering resistant and insoluble in water, so it is often seen on the external walls of some villas.

3. Granite

Granite is a kind of stone specially used as floor tile, which is formed by cooling and solidification of lava after volcanic eruption. It is composed of quartz, feldspar and mica. The particles in granite are uniform and fine, and the overall structure is also very compact. However, some granites contain trace radioactive elements and are not recommended for indoor decoration. Granite is very wear-resistant, hard, acid-resistant and corrosion-resistant, not easy to deform and has a long service life.

Step 4: slate

Slate is generally used for building tiles. It is mainly composed of chlorite, mica and timely, and the main component is also silicon dioxide. Slate has good overall flatness, no great color difference and convenient processing. Often used as roof tiles, the price is also very close to the people, so it is often used for home decoration.

5. Artificial marble

Artificial marble is made by people who care about name and righteousness. Generally filled with natural marble, after a series of artificial processing, it has the same characteristics as natural marble and even better flexibility than marble.