Travertine

Travertine also began as limestone, which over time, through geological shifting, has found its way deep into the Earth. The porous nature of limestone makes it a great reservoir for liquids. Aquifers, which are the enormous underground pools of water that feed our wells and water our cities, are the remnants of ice age melting, which sank below and was absorbed by limestone. Heated by the Earth's inner core, the water rises as steam and hot pressurized water, to form hot mud baths. This rising hot water, dissolves the limestone and brings with it granules from below, forming mud beds on the surface. If enough time transpires and the mud beds cool, they will crystallize into solid stone called travertine. Our travertine is available in similar formats to the limestone and available in honed, tumbled and brushed finishes.