The Stones
Natural stone has a unique beauty, encompassing texture colour and grain.
Oamaru Limestone
Medium textured limestone with intricate shell markings and subtle veining.
Colouration: Crème-Gold
Origin: South Island, New Zealand
Very similar to English Bathstone
Oamaru stone
Oamaru stone with 'aged' patina
Oamaru stone
Oamaru stone with 'aged' and 'distressed' patina
Hinuera Stone
Medium hardness: a volcanic ignimbrite closely resembling sandstone in texture. Containing 95% silica with random light brown veining.
Colouration: Buff - Grey
Origin: Central North Island, NZ
Turkish Limestone
A hard fine grained limestone especially suited to contemporary designs.
Colouration: Cream with little obvious veining.
Portuguese Limestone
A fine grained medium hard limestone.
Colouration: Off white with light veining.
Bluestone
A hard wearing igneous material suited for hearths and reveal/opening slips, recommended for wood burning fires where marking of the hearth is not desirable.
Colouration: Dark grey - Anthracite
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