Camellia marble is one of the special and rare stones. Another name of this marble is Sepidan. The origin and quarry of Kamelia marble is in Razavi Khorasan province and 90 km from Kashmar city. This stone has a cream-colored background with thin and wide brown lines and a globule, which is very beautiful in its own way. This stone is mainly processed in the form of slabs, and camellia slabs are used in many cases.
Features and characteristics of Camellia marble slabs (Sepidan):
- Very high density
- Excellent adaptability
- Good compressive strength
- Little water absorption
- Very high wear resistance
- Suitable porosity
- The ability to create book match and form match frames
- Unique color and design
- And …
Camellia marble is in the category of luxury stones, and it has attracted the attention of building designers and architects. This stone is used in building designs, especially interior design. If this stone is executed in a state where its lines continue and extend each other, an interesting and beautiful design will be created. For this reason, it is more common to use camellia slab size.
Advantages of buying stone slabs:
The processing and preparation of stone in the form of slabs has many advantages over the old methods, and apart from the beauty and eye-catchingness of the stone, the strength and lifespan of the stone also increases significantly. In this processing method, high-quality and modern devices are used for cutting and calibrating, as well as subbing and polishing the stone, and due to the epoxy work and the installation of a net behind the slab sheet, the possibility of breaking and crushing the stone is minimized. In general, the advantages of buying stone slabs are:
- More strength
- stunning beauty
- Higher processing quality
- Ease of transportation and loading
- Ease of stone selection
- The ability to create book match and form match pages
- Lighting capability (in marble or onyx stones)
- And …
In the production of Cream Camellia marble slabs, if the appropriate equipment is used and the sub operation is performed correctly, it will bring high quality and stunning beauty.
Camelia marble special analysis:
| The desired amount | Water absorption | Special Weight | porosity | pushing resistance | Abrasion Resistance |
| MIN | 0/03 | 1/80 | petty | 600 | 2/20 |
| MAX | 1/50 | 2/80 | 2/50 | 2200 | 6 |
| Camellia marble stone | 0/7 | 2/73 | 0/79 | 1280 | ۳/۵ |
Currently, Camellia marble slabs are available in large length and width dimensions. Usually the width of the slab is 150 cm and its length is 260 cm. Besides, the cut thickness considered for this stone is 20 mm and 30 mm. The epoxy and lace processes are all done on the slabs and are removed and polished.
Currently, Camellia marble is produced in slabs. Considering the increase in the price of raw copper and other production costs, slab processing is more cost-effective. Because it has less waste and using advanced devices, sub, epoxy, UV, etc. operations are performed on it. If the polishers are of good quality and the processing and subbing operations are carried out correctly, the polished and shiny surface of Sabzevar stone will be more attractive.
Uses of Camellia marble slabs:
- The interior of the building
- Paving the floor of the hall, reception and rooms
- The interior walls of the building
- Margins and sides
- Hotels, shops and luxury business centers
- Stairway stone and under the stairs
- Stair treads and walls
- The entrance lobby of the building
- Edges and frame of the elevator
- Cabinets and kitchen space
- Luxury and master bathrooms
- Luxury bathroom
- The counter of public centers
- And …
Camellia slabs in the form of book match and form match:
In the book matching operation, which includes two parts (book match) and four parts (formach), stone cutting and processing is done in such a way that the natural lines and veins in the slab stone are along each other or be symmetrical with each other. That is, like a butterfly or patterns of a carpet that are in symmetry and extension of each other, shawls and stone veins are paired next to each other.
Due to the many lines on its surface, Camellia marble slabs have a very good matching ability when cut by book matching and provide the possibility of forming book match and form match frames. Mainly, slab stones that have book match and four match capabilities are processed in factories that are equipped with quality and up-to-date devices.
