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If you find it difficult to understand terminology used in a granite busisness don't worry! Use our guide below to clarify technical mambo jambo.
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vein cut
cutting quarried marble or stone perpendicular to the natural bedding plane.
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veinings
colored markings in limestone, marble, alabaster, etc.
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veneer stone
any stone used as a decorative facing material which is not meant to be load-bearing.
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venting
creating an outlet in a wall for air and moisture to pass through. (see cavity vent.)
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verd (or verde) antique
a marble composed chiefly of massive serpentine and capable of being polished. It is commonly crossed by veinlets of other minerals, chiefly carbonates of calcium and magnesium.
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vug
a cavity in rock, sometimes lined or filled with either amorphous or crystalline material, common in calcereous rocks such as marble or limestone.
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