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is less sensitive to pollution than concrete and related materials. New technolo-
gy has made it possible to re-open many disused quarries.
Table 7.1:
Uses of stone in the building industry
Type of stone
Minerals
Areas of use
Granite
Feldspar
Crushed stone; structures; floor finishes; wall cladding
Quartz
Mica
Gabbro
Feldspar
Crushed stone; structures; floor finishes; wall cladding
Pyroxene
Diabase
Plagioclase
Rockwool; crushed stone; structures
Pyroxene
Sandstone/quartzite
Quartz, possibly
Ground to quartz sand; smaller structures
lime or feldspar
Phyllite slate
Quartz
Roof covering; wall cladding; floor finishes
Feldpar
Mica
Mica slate
Quartz
Roof covering; wall cladding; floor finishes
Feldspar
Mica
Quartzite slate
Quartz
Roof covering; wall cladding; floor finishes
Aluminium silicates
Mica
Gneiss
Aluminium silicates
Crushed stone; structures; floor finishes; wall cladding
Quartz
Mica
Syenite
Aluminium silicates
Crushed stone; structures; floor finishes; wall cladding
Pyroxene
Marble
Lime/dolomite
Structures above ground; floor finishes; cladding
Limestone
Lime
Ground to limeflour (cement, lime binder, etc.);
smaller structures
Steatite/soapstone
Talc
Structures above ground; cladding
Chlorite
Magnesite
Serpentine
Serpentine minerals
Cladding; floor finishes
Chlorite
Magnesite
Clay slate
Clay minerals
Roof covering; floor finishes
