Category: Product Review

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MATERIALS

QUARTZ NATURAL STONE
National Jurassic Stone, Cedar Park, Texas, offers Urcazite®, a quartz-rich natural stone quarried in Peru. The material features wood-grain, rainbow, exotic-weave and kaleidoscopic patterns; it also ranks a 7 on the Mohs Hardness Scale and can be easily cut and shaped.
Contact: National Jurassic Stone, 512-410-1234

(click images to enlarge) MATERIALS RECYCLED-GLASS SLABS Green World Glass, Murrieta, Calif., offers recycled-glass terrazzo 3cm slabs in three collections encompassing 22 colors. The U.S.-manufactured slabs are available in full (60” X 120”) and...

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MATERIALS

GRANITE
Marmi Bruno Zanet, Volargne de Dolce, Italy, introduces New Venetian Gold, a Brazilian granite from Espirito Santo featuring contrast between dark veins and spotting, with a unifying gold base. The stone is ideal for interior decoration.
Contact: Marmi Bruno Zanet, +39-45-6861706

CHINESE SLATE
Xiamen Vinstone Co. Ltd., Xiamen, China, offers panelized Chinese slate for interior and exterior veneers. These thin veneer products are already assembled in panels for easy shipping and easy installation, while reducing the guesswork on how much to order for adequate coverage. Located in the heart of China’s Fujian province, the company also offers a wide array of other natural stone options, including blue limestone in cubes, tiles and slabs.
Contact: Xiamen Vinstone, +86-592-3885366

SAWN SANDSTONE
Arkins Park Stone Corp., Loveland, Colo., offers sandstone building products from sawn slabs to full and thin veneers to coping and steps. Rip-rap and screened stone are also available. All the stones are quarried locally, and come with names such as Loveland Buff, Berthoud Sunset, Berthoud Pink and Lyons Red.
Contact: Arkins Park Stone, 970-663-1920

THIN-STONE VENEER
Capitol Products, Inc., Jarrell, Texas, offers natural thin veneer (NTV) cut from the company’s 10 quarries in Texas and Oklahoma. Capitol offers several distinctive colors and varieties of limestone, sandstone and shale in a range of colors from buff and tan to chocolate, black, orange and gray. Some include natural shell fossils. Ideal for both interior and exterior applications, these veneers are available in both corners and flats, and the company offers several custom blends, as well.
Contact: Capitol Products, 512-863-9967

MATERIALS

GRANITE
Marmi Bruno Zanet, Volargne de Dolce, Italy, introduces Giallo SF Real, a granite from Espirito Santo with a yellow background pigmentation for interior and exterior use, and the ability to retain yellow hues after flame-finishing. The company also offers Giallo Ornamentale, with a photographic-like combination of colors and effects.
Contact: Marmi Bruno Zanet, +39-45-6861706

MATERIALS VENEER GRANITEUnited Builders Supply Co. Inc., Westerly, R.I. announces the availability of Westerly Pink, Westerly Blue and Westerly Gray granites for full-depth veneer and thin veneer. The supply is from cut pieces of...