Tristão Vaz Teixeira
About the Stone
Tristão is a Portuguese limestone with a light beige background with a slightly greyish tone, fine to medium grain and some scattered brownish spots. medium hardness, it is often used in interior flooring, interior decoration, street furniture, stonework.
“Tristão Vaz Teixeira, famous Portuguese navigator, discovered the Madeira Archipelago and participated in the conquest of Ceuta, where he was knighted by the Infante D. Henrique.”
Finishes
Softened
A completely smooth and flat surface, which truly shows the differentiation of tonalities, distinguishing itself from polished by the lake of shinning and the detail.
Interior
Sandblasted
The sandblasted finish is non-slip, semi-rough, flat enough and very suitable for outdoor paving, it shows more of the color of the material than the bush-hammered one, but less so than the brushed one.
Outdoor and Indoor
Bushammered
The bush-hammered finish is non-slip and especially suitable for exterior floors and coverings.
With a rough surface, the bush-hammered material is sufficiently flat and widely used for paving. Bearing in mind that this finish blurs the color of the materials, whitening them slightly and unifying the tones.
Outdoor and Indoor
Polished
A glossy surface that enhances the full coloring of materials as well as their specific characteristics.
Totally flat and smooth, this finish conveys nobility and refinement and enhances all the beauty and strength of natural stone.
Indoor
Scratched
Scratched finish is one of the most expensive options in terms of finishes. Unique in the effect it gives to the stone, extremely elegant and resistant to the passage of time, this solution requires a specific cutter as well as more time for production.
Outdoor and Indoor