Stone and Masonry Materials

The quarried and manufactured masonry substances architecture is built from and finished with: limestone, marble, granite, sandstone, slate, travertine, precisely dressed ashlar, fired clay brick and glazed architectural terracotta. Belongs here: any named stone or fired masonry material considered for its own composition, working properties and characteristic architectural use. Does not belong here: the structural forms such materials are shaped into, such as the arch, vault or column, which is Elements and Materials' subject, or a specific building constructed from the material, which is Buildings and Structures' subject.