Travertine
A sedimentary stone, travertine is often beautifully colored and banded as a result of iron or other organic “impurities” within the calcium carbonate.
Our travertine is uniquely hard and dense, appropriate for many building systems, such as veneer, thin-set and thick-set paving modules. The harder forms of travertine have been used in significant buildings since ancient Greece.
Because of its density, travertine is not as receptive to hand finishing as softer stone. Best results are achieved with the polished, honed, sawn, or tumbled finishes.
Travertine is a crystalline form of calcium carbonate that is developed in layered deposits adjacent to cold and warm mineral springs.
The percolating action of the spring water tends to make the travertine formations more porous in nature. The holes that are created by the percolating action are typically filled with resin material to make the material more resistant to weathering and wear.
