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transparent resin cobbles: rounded stones coated with a special transparent resin which acts as adhesive while at the same time enhancing the cobbles that compose it. This technique is used in the production of tiles for external and internal flooring with a high aesthetic impact.
underlay binders: underlay binders are the substances used in the floor industry to attach and glue the floor components. These substances are usually artificial materials like cement, plaster, lime which mixed with sand, pebbles and water facilitate creation of a suitable plastic mixture to make flooring connections more stable.
veined granite: veined granite presents more marked veins than other types of granite due to the different disposition of its internal components (quartz, alkaline feldspars, plagioclase, biotite and sometimes, muscovites, pyroxenes and amphiboles).
venetian floor: Venetian floor derives from the mosaic of antique Greek origin. The characterising elements of this particular work are ground terracotta, cement and marble grains. The venetian style floor is called also "battuto alla veneziana" due to the particular working technique which involves crushing of the marble grains in the large pastel which is laid out and beaten to compact it. Today, the venetian style floor is loved and used worldwide in the architecture of buildings, floors and porticos.
vitreous: characteristic of some materials to have properties,
qualities or aspects typical of glass like mass, consistency
and surface.
