China blue limestone,or called China blue stone, is a very unique kind of limestone both in its special antique style color and excellent characteristics of insipidity, innocuity, nonradiation, high consistency in quality. the quarry of China blue limestone is located in Jiaxiang, Shandong Province of China, the exporting port for the blue stone products is Qingdao port.The blue limestone has been widely used for large area paving, facading, wall cladding both in interior and exterior applications. In recent years, the blue limestone has become more and more popular in the European, North American, Australian markets,representing by countries Netherlands(named blauwe steen or Chinese hardsteen), Belgium, , Ireland, Japan, France, US, Canada, Denmark, Italy, England, Poland, Australia etc. We've been exporting regularly in huge quantities to the above markets on monthly basis. The main applications of blue stone go for exterior paving, interior flooring, urban and garden furniture, sculptures and carvings and so on.
China blue limestone is accessible with a variety of finishes for different applications: the most common finishes are: honed, polished, flamed, brushed, bushhammered, natural cleft, mushroom, tumbled, chiselled, machine pulled and so on, please feel free to contact us for your specific finish requirements. Following are sample photos for some of the most popular finishes
Honed
China blue limestone
Flamed
China blue limestone
Brushed
China blue limestone
Fine bushhammered
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Rough bushhammered
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Ice flower
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Pulled
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Natural cleft
China blue limestone
Chinese blue stone can be processed into a wide variety of product forms as per different requirements,such as tiles,slabs,kerbstone,palisade,block steps for paving and flooring,pool copings for swimming pool surrounding area,quoins,corner stone,caping stone,pier caps,windowsills,pillars,door enchance,balustrade for architecture,table tops,mail boxes,benches,planters,balls for garden landscaping
Honed tiles
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Honed big slabs
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Honed block steps
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Stepping stones
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Window sill
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Planters
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Kerbstone
Chinese blauwe hardsteen
Corner stones
Chinese blauwe hardsteen
Baluster
Chinese blauwe hardsteen
Honed tiles
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China blue stone
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China blue stone
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China blue stone
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China blue stone
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China blue stone
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China blue stone
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China blue stone
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China blue stone
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Pool copings
Chinees hardsteen
Pool copings
Chinees hardsteen
Pool copings
Chinees hardsteen
Pool copings
Chinees hardsteen
Pool copings
Chinees hardsteen
Quoins
Chinees hardsteen
Quoins
Chinees hardsteen
Quoins
Chinees hardsteen
Quoins
Chinees hardsteen
Window sill
Chinees hardsteen
Window sill
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Window sill
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Window sill
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Window sill
Chinees hardsteen
Window sill
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Planter
Chinese bluestone
Planter
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Planter
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Planter
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Caping stone
Chinese bluestone
Caping stone
Chinese bluestone
Palisade
Chinese bluestone
Palisade
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Palisade
Chinese bluestone
Palisade
Chinese bluestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the mineral calcite (calcium carbonate: CaCO3). The deposition of limestone strata is often a by-product and indicator of biological activity in the geologic record. Calcium (along with nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium) is a key mineral to plant nutrition: soils overlying limestone bedrock tend to be pre-fertilized with calcium. Limestone is an important stone for masonry and architecture, vying with only granite and sandstone to be the most commonly used architectural stone. Limestone is a key ingredient of quicklime, mortar, cement, and concrete. The solubility of limestone in water and weak acid solutions leads to important phenomena. Regions overlying limestone bedrock tend to have fewer visible groundwater sources (ponds and streams), as surface water easily drains downward through cracks in the limestone. While draining, water slowly (over thousands or millions of years) enlarges these cracks; dissolving the calcium-carbonate and carrying it away in solution. Most well-known natural cave systems are through limestone bedrock.
Limestone is very common in architecture, especially in North America and Europe. Many landmarks across the world, including the Great Pyramid and its associated Complex in Giza, Egypt, are made of limestone. So many buildings in Kingston, Ontario, Canada were constructed from it that it is nicknamed the 'Limestone City'. [7] On the island of Malta, a variety of limestone called Globigerina limestone was for a long time the only building material available, and is still very frequently used on all types of buildings and sculptures. Limestone is readily available and relatively easy to cut into blocks or more elaborate carving. It is also long-lasting and stands up well to exposure. However, it is a very heavy material, making it impractical for tall buildings, and relatively expensive as a building material.