Natural Stone
A traditional building material that has survived through millennia and is still considered the grandest of building materials for its look, variety, resilience and beauty.
As an additional service to our clients and since we are born in an one of the world’s richest areas for high quality stone, we service our customers by sourcing for them or linking them with the most reputable quarries for natural stone from the Levant. Our area has varieties that suit all tastes and budgets and we carry a database of all types of natural stone available nearby. This information is provided to our clients to help them match what’s available with their building design and architectural ambitions.
We in Technik Jordan have the experience in fixing all types & dimensions of the Jordanian stones such as but not limited to:
Ajlouni Stone
Yellow & beige colored stone comes from the north-west of Amman near the Roman City of Jerash.
Stone Features:
- High compressive and flexural strength values
- Water Absorption: .44 –.59%.
- Density: 2.65 kg/m³
Rowaished Stone
Ivory white- light beige limestone quarried in Jordan. This stone is especially good for Exterior – Interior wall and floor applications, monuments, countertops, mosaic, fountains, pool and wall capping, stairs, window sills and other design projects. It also called Ruwaished Marble,Ruwaished Beige Stone,Ruwaished Cream Stone,Rowaished Limestone, Ruwaished Stone . Ruwaished Limestone can be processed into Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Tumbled and so on.
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Hallabat Stone
Found on a wide, flat plain around 50 km north-east of Amman, Hallabat is one of the most widely-used Jordanian limestones for internal and external cladding purposes. It is available in a variety of attractive finishes, including polished, hammered and sandblasted; and colors, ranging from light beige to rose and white.
Stone Features :
- Water Absorption: 1.1 -1.5%
- Density: 2.55 – 2.56 kg/m³
Travertine
Travertine is found on the eastern bank of the Jordan River Valley and results from carbonate concretion and deposition due to hot hydrothermal circulating fluids. It is characterized by small decorative holes and varies in color from light cream and beige, to shades of brown and yellow. The stone , and is available in a number of exquisite finishes, including (polished, honed, antiqued, and tumbled., etc).
Stone Features:
- Water Absorption: 1.91 – 1.97%
- Density: 2.42 – 2.51 kg/m³
Karaki
The Karaki limestone is extracted from Al-Karak, about 100 km south of Amman, and ranges from light to dark gray. Karaki stone has very good mechanical properties, due to being the hardest Jordanian limestone. Oftentimes, Karaki is alternated with other stones in polychromatic paving works.
Stone Features:
- Water Absorption: .41%
- Density: 2.66 kg/m³
