Polished surface is characterized by a uniform surface roughness with the roughness of the relief to 0,5 mm in height. Such treatment is used for light breeds of natural stone with unexpressed pattern. For dark patterned stone grinding disadvantageous because much hides the color and pattern of the stone. Plates with polished surface of the device used to sex sites and stages where it is necessary to reduce slipping. Burnished texture is achieved through the use of grinding wheels coated microsection powders. The resulting surface is quite smooth, but does not have a mirror finish. Burnished texture provides a good picture of the stone. Plates treated in this way are used as flooring or outdoors cladding of buildings.

Polished surface is obtained by subsequent grinding polished. In the process of polishing tools are used with powder coating, and then to apply felt and fabric circles. Special shiny surfaces of polished stone makes use of goi paste (chromium oxide) or nitrate of tin. This type of processing performed on the conveyor. Polished surface reveals fine figure of stone and winning underlines its color. The obtained plates are used for interior decoration.

Conchoidal surface has a uniform cavity depth of 1 to 4 mm, which gives a decorative stone appearance. Plates with a texture are used for exterior walls of buildings and interiors. To obtain the melting surface is applied a thermal processing method of the stone. It shows good color and texture, thus creating impression that the plate is slightly fused. One of the tools for obtaining such a surface is termogazostruyny apparatus. Facing products treated by thermal method used for facades buildings, devices, platforms and stairs. Rocky texture is a rough imitation of the treated stone with depressions and projections of 50 to 200 mm, arranged in a chaotic manner and do not pass the additional processing. Cleavage by using wedges on previously weakened by the trace of the surface. Also, for this simple of fragment used machines that have two reinforced knife, which are activated cylindrical cylinders. Slab with the texture of "rock" are used for exterior decoration of large buildings, and emphasize their monumentality and communication with the surrounding landscape. For the production curbs, wall and paving tile is sometimes enough just cutting the original stone blocks. In the manufacture of decorative stone products imparting the desired shape is performed in two stages: first try to reach a figure roughly close to the desired, and then conduct a more subtle process, bringing the product to the desired shape. Currently, treatment of stone almost completely mechanized. Article courtesy of "CAM"