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Natural stone is very common for building exterior walls, and stone decoration can reflect luxury and solemnity. The building facade with all stone dry hanging is full of quality and beauty. In addition, with the perfect carving art and the weightiness of stone components, standing in front of it seems to have a sense of reverence for buildings.   With the increasing requirements of architects for facades, the variety of stone materials has become more diverse. In addition to the conventional use of granite panels, some exterior walls of buildings now also use some limestone.   The main components of limestone are calcium carbonate (CaCO3), calcium magnesium carbonate, or a mixture of calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate. From a geological perspective, limestone belongs to a type of sedimentary rock, originating from fragments and debris of other rocks. These fragments are compressed and cemented under various natural environmental factors to form sedimentary rocks. Compared to granite, limestone has lower strength and greater dispersion. For the special properties of limestone, back connections such as back anchor should be used. The thickness of the limestone should not be less than 40mm, and the anchor bolt should not be less than M6. It is recommended to use M8.   Limestone has many distinct natural features, such as the patterns or spots of calcite, fossil or shell structures, pits, slender tissues, open textures, honeycomb structures, iron spots, structures similar to limestone, and differences in crystallization. It is these characteristics that give limestone a natural sensory and rich layering.   Today, let's take a look at four types of limestone that can be used for exterior walls. Which one do you like?   Jura beige limestone Jura beige limestone, with its delicate texture, soft color, good wear resistance, is not easy to age, with a long service life that can last for hundreds of years. The light golden yellow base is noble and elegant, and the unclear texture makes the decorated space appear simple and pure. The simple and heavy stable texture not only brings European aristocratic temperament, but also highlights the magnificent and stable architecture.   Agarwood beige limestone Agarwood beige limestone, origin in Bulgaria, with a simple and elegant temperament, is easy to carve and shape. It is often used in building exterior walls or irregular products such as lines. Agarwood beige limestone is natural and simple, elegant and durable, calm and atmospheric, between white and beige, suitable for indoor and outdoor decoration matching. In today's pursuit of returning to simplicity and unique personality, the texture of Agarwood beige limestone avoids the monotony of pure colors, and reflects a decent taste in a low-key manner. It is suitable for various styles of decoration, can be fresh and simple, warm and romantic, can be classical and solemn, can be gorgeous and elegant, it always shows extraor...

The threshold stone is generally made of natural stone, and most decoration companies or home designers recommend using natural stone as the threshold stone. There are mainly the following reasons: indoor decoration inevitably has longer door openings on balconies or kitchens (bedroom threshold stones are generally less than 900mm, bathroom threshold stones are generally less than 800mm). If other materials are used to make threshold stones, it cannot meet the length requirements, resulting in too many joint positions on a threshold stone, which is not aesthetically pleasing. The interior design is diverse and the shapes are also different. Sometimes, irregular door openings require the use of threshold stones, which better reflects the advantages of natural stone as a threshold stone. Natural stone slabs are generally larger, which can better meet the length and shape requirements of different sizes of irregular threshold stones.   The floor tile surfaces of bathrooms, kitchens, living balconies, and unclosed balconies are 5mm lower than those of other parts (mainly to prevent water backflow). The lower side of the threshold stone in these positions needs to be polished with a small slanted edge to achieve a smooth cut of 5mm exposed material cross-section and consistent color and luster with the smooth surface of the slab, which is also something that floor tiles cannot achieve. Next, we will try to maintain consistency in the threshold stones of a typical house, including materials, colors, and methods. We will try to avoid using bricks to replace the shorter threshold stones of a house, and then using natural stone to make the longer ones. This will not maintain consistency and aesthetics, and the visual effect will be greatly reduced. Finally, generally, the price of better large floor tiles is much higher than that of natural stone. Using natural stone as a threshold stone is economically more affordable (except for choosing a very expensive variety). In fact, the patterns, colors, and luster of natural stone itself are more natural and beautiful. Choosing materials and panels well can bring a different aesthetic to the overall decoration.

The unique textures, shapes, contours, and colors on stone all have this unique aesthetic significance. Combining these factors with the points, lines, and surfaces in modern aesthetics can help to unleash the aesthetic characteristics of stone landscape design in garden landscape architecture.   When implemented in landscape matching, stone can be combined with plants, water features, paths, etc. to create different garden landscapes within the spatial range, playing an important role in landscape construction.   Natural stones are mainly used in modern gardens to create landscapes through the following techniques: 1. Embellishment Small original stones in the courtyard are often scattered in small groups, like stars scattered in the sky walking in the courtyard, giving people a leisurely feeling.   2. Slicing In some modern landscape design, stone is cut into several pieces, so that the white patterns inside the stone can be displayed in a crisscrossing manner. When placed in a staggered manner, it gives the illusion of being by the seaside in a courtyard built of flowers, plants, stones, and wood.   3. Rockery The surface of natural raw stones is sharp and rugged, with white patterns alternating between them. This appearance inevitably reminds people of the towering and steep peaks. The black stone is pieced together into a rockery and decorated with grass and wood, accompanied by the water scenery. The softness of flowing water and grass meets the coldness of black stone, and the beauty of nature arises naturally. 4. Mirror surface Traditional stone selection mostly emphasizes "leakage, transparency, wrinkles, and thinness". The original rough surface of the stone is retained, and it is cut in half with a sharp cut. After polishing and glossing, it presents a mirror like texture.   5. Sink Similar to the stone water bowl, the flowing water will slowly flow down the lines of the stone sink. From this, it can be seen that the sink prefers to use the delicate texture of polished stone, reflecting the beauty of firmness and softness.   6. Irregular processing Irregular processing is the custom cutting of stone, and the natural raw stone's rich and elegant color scheme can handle various shapes. The collision between the simplicity of stone itself and the modern sense of fashionable shapes after irregular processing leaves a lasting impression on people.   7. Water bowl Polish the surface of the stone and carve out smooth patterns one after another, allowing flowing water to fill the grooves on the surface of the black mountain stone. The entire scenery is dynamic and peaceful. Placing the stone water bowl in the garden will definitely become the finishing touch.

On the vast land of Fujian, stone quarries are scattered everywhere. They not only provide a continuous source of power for Fujian's economic development, but also contribute a large amount of high-quality resources to the global stone market. Among these quarries, there is one that has become a leader in the stone industry in Fujian and even the whole country due to its huge scale and rich mineral resources, and it is Changtai Wutian Mountain. Changtai Wutian Mountain is located in Zhangzhou, Fujian, China. With its unique geographical location and abundant mineral resources, this quarry has become the largest stone quarry in Fujian. In the past few decades, Wutian Mountain has been renowned for its high-quality G654 granite, which has been highly favored in the market, making it the world's largest G654 granite main base. The Wutian Mountain quarry has an altitude of over 800 meters and is open cut using a mining saw. There are a total of 112 pits ranging from 5 meters to 100 meters in the mining area, and 125 slag storage points with a height of 5 meters to 30 meters and a waste stone volume of 28 million cubic meters. After the complete closure of Wutian Mountain, its decades long mining history came to an end. Now, this once busy quarry has become silent, leaving only those deep pits and piles of slag, witnessing its former glory. Although Wutian Mountain has closed its quarries, its influence and status remain undiminished. Many people still remember the tremendous contribution that this quarry made to the economic development of Fujian and even the whole country. At the same time, the closed Wutian Mountain has also become a unique landscape, and perhaps in the near future, it will become an extremely famous tourist destination, attracting countless tourists to come for sightseeing.

The 24th China Xiamen International Stone Fair & Xiamen Habitat Design and Life Festival China Xiamen International Convention and Exhibition Center Xiamen International Conference and Exhibition Center, Fujian, China 2024.03.16-19 BOOTH: NO. C1036 & D1H9 STONELINK currently focuses on more than 21 varieties of quarry direct minerals from all around the world. In the future, there will be more exquisite natural stones mined directly from sources waiting for you to choose!   Excalibur, Brazilian natural quartzite, purple, pink, beige, gray, green and other colored precious stones are scattered on the jade plate, showing a low-saturation Morandi color system, different color blocks can match different scenes; Terra Rosa, natural quartzite, the growth rings of ancient trees are accompanied by the precipitation of time; Velvet Red, natural quartzite, rich and hot French romantic style;   Blue Water, natural marble, with vertical and horizontal water flow, smooth and elegant; Pesca Venato, natural marble, like the song of the seasons, the gilded illusion combined with splashes of ink makes the soul of China appear on the stone; Raggio Verde, natural marble, full of green, classic twill, water ripple, panda pattern, and Tiffany blue, there is always one of the four styles that will hit your heart; White natural marble, as clear as a mountain spring, comes in two forms: golden white Bianco Oro and gray white Bianco Vena; Babylon Grey, natural marble, it can be a gray-tone beige color, or a beige-tone grey color, stable structure, hard texture, small color changes, minimal color difference, suitable for large-area applications and large-scale projects, it can perfectly withstand the test of time;   Jurassic Traonyx is a natural travertine that can transmit light oh! As smooth and fluid as chocolate mousse! We are proud to present these exceptional natural stone products at our booth. We invite you to come and see them in person, to experience their unique charm and appreciate their exquisite craftsmanship. We are confident that you will be as impressed as we are with the quality and beauty of these natural wonders.

The 24th China Xiamen International Stone Fair & Xiamen Habitat Design and Life Festival China Xiamen International Convention and Exhibition Center Xiamen International Conference and Exhibition Center, Fujian, China 2024.03.16-19 BOOTH: NO. C1036 & D1H9   STONELINK meets the annual Xiamen International Stone Fair as scheduled, bringing "Gravel Heart", all the beautiful stones, and the beautiful you to meet one by one. 【Main Booth C1036】 STONELINK's main booth C1036 is named "WAVE", which allows the large texture of natural stone to dance in the scattered large space, giving the space a sense of movement, making the solidified building flow in the space, and displaying the beauty of the space with the wave of stone, so that we can ride the wind and waves in the turbulent times. Natural stones of different colors and textures complement each other and are exquisite. 【Design Booth D1H9】 This year is the first time STONELINK has participated in the Habitat Design Life Festival, and it is also the first cooperation with the famous Hong Kong designer Kinny Chen. The booth is themed "WEAVE" and combines elements such as sweaters. It uses weaving carving techniques to remove the hard and cold shell of the stone, showing the inner softness and warmth of the stone, breaking people's inherent impression of the stone. 【STONELINK Team】 Every STONELINKer condenses his or her "gravel heart" into hard small stones, gathers "gravels" into towers, and "moistens the gravel into pearls" together! In the future, we will continue to unite as one and move forward together!   The 25th Xiamen International Stone Fair in the coming year will bring you more surprises and laughter! We can build a project for you with the source, or we can find the source for your project. There are no middlemen to make the difference, we only make a firm revolutionary friendship with you!   Xiamen International Stone Fair - Looking forward to meeting you next year!