History of travertine

Get acquainted with the history of travertine

Travertine is one of the most widely used types of building stones, which you can see examples of by looking around. Because travertine is used in the exterior of most buildings. Now that you understand this, you may be wondering what kind of stone is travertine? Why are exteriors mostly made of travertine? Has occurred. To answer these questions and get acquainted with this type of stone, follow us in the continuation of this article

History of travertine

With so many different colors and designs of travertine, choosing the right stone for your project can be a daunting task. Paying attention to choosing the right color for building decoration is one of the important factors in choosing stone. However, there are other factors such as area, use and که that will greatly affect your choice. In the following, we will describe them in detail. Before that, a short history of this popular stone is not without merit.

Travertine, as one of the most important high-consumption building materials, has a long and prestigious history, which was considered one of the prominent building materials in the Middle Ages or even before. The first discovery of travertine dates back to 75 BC. This luxury and popular building stone is found in abundance in Italy.

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That is why the Romans have many reliefs made with this stone. For example, the most famous Roman wonder called the Colosseum, as you can see in the picture, is made of travertine. The name of this stone is also rooted in the name of one of the Roman cities called Tiburtinus.

Travertine has been one of the most widely used stones throughout history, one of the most important reasons for its availability. Today, this stone is widely used, especially in exterior facades. Also, with theadvancement of science and technology, processes such as resin and epoxy are applied on this stone, which has made this stone more efficient and more durable and strong.

Travertine ores

Travertine, like marble and other stones, is first extracted from the mines in the form of cubes and then transferred to cutting factories for cutting to be cut into different dimensions of tiles, slabs, longitudinal and.. After cutting this stone in stone cutting factories, these stones are graded according to considering points such as porosity and so on. In this case, they are divided into different degrees from super to weak.

How do travertine stones get colored?

It naturally dyes when travertine is exposed to extreme temperatures. The different color differences that occur in this rock are due to the variety of minerals in it, which show themselves in the form of different veins and colors. Travertine comes in different colors white, red, yellow, orange and brown. It also takes on gray, white, yellow and sometimes green colors from calcite soils.

In short, the lower the amount of minerals in the rock, the brighter the color of the rock. One of the best white travertines is Abbas Abad white travertine. Also, the best light travertines in Iran are Abbas Abad travertine, Haji Abad travertine, Atashkooh travertine, Darreh Bukhari travertine, etc., respectively.

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Also, in travertine, different veins with different colors are created, which cause these stones to be wavy. It is noteworthy that because these veins have a different sex from the stone itself, they reduce the strength of the stone and greatly reduce the strength and resistance of the stone. For this reason, the fewer the veins and in fact the veins in the stone, the higher the strength. This is seen when cutting stones.

With so many different colors and designs of travertine, choosing the right stone for your project can be a daunting task. Paying attention to choosing the right color for the decoration of the building is one of the important factors in choosing a stone. However, there are other factors such as area, application and که that will have a great impact on your choice.

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