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Polished limestone vs marble.
But if marble is not quite your thing we also offer polished porcelain which acts as a wonderful alternative.
Marble and limestone lie at the opposite end of the hardness scale from granite.
Limestone is a type of sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of natural carbonate material whereas marble is a type of metamorphic rock formed by metamorphism of limestone.
Marbles granites and some of the harder finer grained limestones can be polished.
A final process using oxalic acid or a crystallising compound is sometimes used to increase the mirror like effect.
A polished finish is usually associated with marble.
One of the best qualities of a polished finish is that it can add a contemporary twist on to any home.
While marble is slightly harder and denser than limestone both rate very low on the mohs scale a rating used to measure the hardness of stones.
Walker zanger specializing in an array of limestone slabs.
Including but not limited to polished limestone grey limestone and more.
A high gloss polish is achieved by grinding the surface of the stone with a series of increasingly fine diamond grit pads or compounds.