Travertin Römisch
The close-up view of each stone type shows a relatively true image of the crystalline structure and the colouring. This is suitable for grained slabs to a limited extend only. In regard to the colour matching, please take an original sample of the stone from your furniture store as a basis.
Travertine is one of the very few stone types, which are lacquered with a special stone protection because of their extreme absorbency. The surface receives a fine silky luster. The performance characteristics are similar to those of a lacquered wood surface.
Petrography
Travertine is porous limestone in layers, which has been deposited in inland water (wells, rivers, fresh water lakes). The most famous and largest travertine deposit is located between Bagni di Tivoli and Guidonia, to the west of Rome. The type Romano Classico is a light to medium brown, bright travertine with an indication of bands. Round to oval holes can be found lined up in layers, generated by crusts around water plants.
Petrogenesis
Travertine is fresh water lime, which has been generated by deposits of lime from the mineral-containing water on parts of plants and on the floor of a stretch of water. It is an earth historically young formation with thicknesses of up to 30 m. The lower layers have been compacted to such an extent by the superimposed younger layers that hardly any pores are left and they finally have converted into tight limestone; the original rock for crystalline metamorphous marble.
| Price group | 3 |
|---|---|
| Colour | yellow |
| Hardness | Soft Stone |
| Structure Type | Homogeneous Structure |
| Outdoor | not suitable |
| Synonyms | Roma Classico, Roma Tiburtinus, Travertino Classico |
| Group | Original Rock Type |
| Petrographic Assignment | Limestone |
| Age | 1 million years (Quaternary) |
| Deposit | Italien |
| Novelty | No |
| Colour | yellow |
|---|---|
| Hardness | Soft Stone |
| Structure Type | Homogeneous Structure |
| Synonyms | Roma Classico, Roma Tiburtinus, Travertino Classico |
| Group | Original Rock Type |
| Petrographic Assignment | Limestone |
| Age | 1 million years (Quaternary) |
| Deposit | Italien |