Polished Stone

Quarry tile

Quarry tile is a building material, usually 1⁄2 to 3⁄4 inch thick, made by either the extrusion process or more commonly by press forming and firing natural clay or shales, at a high temperature, about 2,000 °F (1,000 °C). Quarry tile is manufactured from clay in a manner similar to bricks.

Polishing

Polishing is the process of creating a smooth and shiny surface by rubbing it or by applying a chemical treatment, leaving a clean surface with a significant specular reflection. In some materials, polishing is also able to reduce diffuse reflection to minimal values.

Rock (geology)

In geology, a rock is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter. It is categorized by the minerals included, its chemical composition, and the way in which it is formed. Rocks form the Earth's outer solid layer, the crust, and most of its interior, except for the liquid outer core and pockets of magma in the asthenosphere. The study of rocks involves multiple subdisciplines of geology, including petrology and mineralogy. It may be limited to rocks found on Earth, or it may include planetary geology that studies the rocks of other celestial objects.

polished

Adjective

1. Made smooth or shiny by polishing.
2. Refined, elegant.

Verb

1. simple past and past participle of polish

stone

Noun

1. A hard earthen substance that can form rocks; especially, such substance when regarded as a building material.
2. A piece of such material: a block of stone, rock or a pebble.

Adjective

1. Constructed of stone.
2. Having the appearance of stone.