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This the Stone Terms dictionary. You may find the meanings of some stone related words and phrases.
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Dacite : a fine-grained, extrusive (volcanic) rock, intermediate in colour and composition between basalt and rhyolite.
Damp proofing : one or more coating of a compound that is impervious to water applied to a surface above grade.
Defect : those features, which affect or have the potential of affecting the structural soundness of building stone, or may affect the durability of the building stone. Sometimes used for visual features such as xenoliths or veins.
Dentil : Blocks projections on an entablature.
Dentil course : the lower part of the cornice with dentils. The cornice is jointed to allow machine production of the dentils.
Dentil : small, rectangular blocks under a classical cornice, resembling a row of teeth.
Dimension stone : natural building stone that has been selected, trimmed of cut to specified or indicated shapes or sizes with or without one or more mechanically dressed surfaces.
Dolomitic limestone : a limestone rich in magnesium carbonate, frequently somewhat crystalline in character, found in ledge formations in a wide variety of colour tones and textures. Generally speaking, its crushing and tensile strengths are greater than the oolitic limestone and its appearance shows greater variety in texture.
Dowel : a short piece of non-ferrous metal or slate fixed into a mortise or sinking in the joints of adjoining stones to prevent movement.
Dressed or handed-dressed : the cutting of rough chunks of stone by hand to create a square or rectangular shape. A stone that is sold as dressed stone generally refers to stone ready for installation. Sometimes called scabbling.
Drip : a recess cut under a sill or projecting stone to throw off water, preventing it from running down the face of the wall or other surface, such as a window or door.
Dripstone : a projecting moulding over the heads of doorways, windows and archways to throw off the rain. Also known as a "hoodmould" and, when rectangular, as a "label".
Dry : an open or unhealed joint plane not filled with calcite and not structurally sound.
Dry wall : a dry wall is a stone wall that is constructed one stone upon the other without the use of any mortar. Generally used for retaining walls.
Durability : the measure of the ability of natural building stone to endure and to maintain its essential and distinctive characteristics of strength, resistance to decay, and appearance, with relation to a specific manner, purpose, and environment of use.
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