Stone

** What are stones? **
===Stones are a material that is extracted naturally from the ground, consisting of minerals and are the result of a geological process of many years. Used by man from his first appearances, with this, they built, tools and even, their monuments. Is mainly used in construction, with it, you can do floors, walls, cladding, fencing, etc. It is also used in sculpture.===

What characteristics do stones have?
===Stones are very hard mineral and usually are very strong. They can resist some outdoors elements therefore they are used in the construction of several kinds of buildings mostly because of their durability and adaptability.===

Why are stones used in construction?
===In most areas, where stones are found easily, they become the best material for monumental construction. The reasons for this are that the stone can adapt to sculptural treatment and it has great durability and sometimes you can use it in their natural state. Although sometimes it is difficult to transport because it is a very heavy material.===

= **STONE:** =

===Stone is the first construction material used at the begins of architecture. Is a composition of minerals. Exists different kinds of stones like quartz a shal; it depends of the material and minerals of wich the stone is composed, the form, the place where we can find them and other variables. Stones are a very resistent construction material and that's the reason why it is used to construct.===

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===Theres so many advantages in the use of this material, advantages as durability, adaptability to sculptural treatment, and used naturally. Another big advantage is that you can find stone everywhere, different kinds with different properties and chacateristics. On the other hand, it also has some disadvantages, for example the difficulty to quarry, transport, and to cut it. As another disadvantage we have the weakness in tension,There are two main forms of stonework: rubble (The simplest and cheapest stonework), with broken stone bounded in mortar; and ashlar masonry (the strongest and most suitable stonework) that are regularly cut blocks, for example the entablatures are the upper sections of a classical order that rest on the capital of a column.===