Definitions. An Illustrated Guide to Understanding Natural Stone

Rock Garden Definitions

	Anasazi: This stone is the newest and least developed from those of The Rock Garden quarries. The coloration varies from an eggshell to purple and everything in between, depending on the depth of the formation. Ongoing use of Anasazi will demonstrate its many qualities.
	Brownstone: One of the four major types of sandstone from The Rock Garden quarries. Brownstone is characterized by brown to black exterior and light brown to gray interior colors.
	Cherokee Rubble: Sheared veneer cut in random pieces ranging from 8 to 15 inches that display a wide variation of naturally complementing colors. An exclusive Rock Garden product.
	Cherokee Nevada: Veneer that is sheared to shapes that have perpendicular sides accenting the variety of rich interior colors and natural faces. An exclusive product of The Rock Garden.
	Cladding: An exterior veneer stone covering that is rectilinear in shape and not load bearing.
	Drywall: A technique used to create a retaining wall without using mortar.
	Extreme texturing: A unique process in which The Rock Garden team gives Watermark Buff an antiqued look.
	Fieldstone: Random rubble that is hand-selected for size and shape to create a natural-faced veneer.
	Flagstone: Any stone laid in walkways and patios for the purpose of being walked on.
	Hearth: The stone floor or elevated base of a fireplace that may extend into a room.
	LaPorte Chop: Brownstone veneer that is 4 to 8 inches top to bottom, 4 inches front to back and random lengths left to right. An exclusive Rock Garden product.
	Lintels: A beam placed or constructed over an opening in a wall to carry the superimposed load.
	Mantel: The structural member spanning the opening of a fireplace or a shelf that is part of the finish and above the fireplace opening.
	Mossrock: Boulders and drywall that have been exposed to the elements long enough to be naturally carved by erosion and painted by colorful lichen.
	Naturals: The color of the exterior of Rock Garden stones that have been stained by the natural elements and have not been changed by cutting or sawing.
	Old World Brownstone: Brownstone veneer that consists of up to 60 percent naturals. An exclusive product of The Rock Garden.
	Quoins: Stones at the corner of a wall emphasized by size, projection, rustication, or a different finish.
	Roughbacks: The end of the stone block that has one side natural and one side sawn.
	Sanskrit: The surface of Sunrise stone is called Sanskrit after the blocks are sawn.
	Sawn: The moderately smooth, granular surface of the stone that comes from the sawing process. Surfaces vary with the texture and grade of stone.
	Sills: A flat stone used under windows, doors and other masonry openings or a horizontal unit used at the base of an exterior opening in a structure.
	Snapped: The process of breaking stone into dimensional cuts with cutter shears.
	Split Face: Stone that is cut with the grain, resulting in a surface that reveals the heart of the stone.
	Steppers: Smaller pieces of flagstone that are used in garden paths or small-scale applications.
	Strip Edge: The strip edge is exposed when stone is cut across the grain, making the horizontal bed plain visible.
	Summit Ledge: Brownstone linear veneer comprised of up to 80 percent natural faces and is another exclusive product of The Rock Garden.
	Sunrise: The sunrise portion of the quarry is similar to Brownstone but has colors ranging from chocolate to hints of orange. In its raw block state Sunrise is more blocky in shape than Brownstone.
	Texturing: A process in which The Rock Garden enhances the character of Watermark Buff.
	Tumbled: A process in which The Rock Garden uses a free-spinning cylinder to render an antiqued look on certain stone products.
	Veneer: A general term used to describe stone that is vertically applied to the face of wall that is not load bearing.
	Watermark Buff: Watermark Buff is sawn Brownstone and exclusive to The Rock Garden. Used for dimensional cuts, Watermark Buff is rendered when Brownstone is quarter-sawn on the grain.