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Black Sea Marble
Black marble with white detailing tumbled to a sea worn smoothness to give a natural lived in look – stunning in any setting
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Types of Stone Finish

Whilst most of our products are mainly used externally. The honed and polished are to compliment the other finishes and are for internal or covered area use only.
The thickness of this stone is nominally 10 – 12mm thick.

The finishes for exterior use are, chiselled, brushed, antiqued, and tumbled; the thickness for these is 30mm

Honed
A smooth satin finish achieved by using abrasive polishers on the surface of the stone.  This preserves the aesthetic qualities of the stone but gives a less reflective surface than polishing.
Polished
A highly reflective finish achieved by applying polishing abraders to a honed stone surface.
Chiselled
This finish is adds a deeply attractive contrast to any project. This feature paving is used as a decorative trim, skirting and is used to clad walls
Brushed
A soft worn finish achieved by using plastic or metal brushes on the surface of the stone.
Tumbled
The stone is tumbled in a machine similar to a cement mixer or washing machine with small pieces of abrasive material such as granite or marble.  This achieves a worn rustic finish.  Larger pieces are either brushed or acid washed to achieve the same look as it is not practical to tumble them.
Antiqued
This worn finish is achieved by a variety of methods such as tumbling, brushing or acid washing (treating the stone with an acid that eats into the surface to produce a worn effect).
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