✓ Light

✖ Heavy

✓ Light

✓ Easy, lightweight and adaptable

✖ Moderate, requires structural support

✖ Difficult, unable to shape stone to fit project.

✓ Easy, resistant to weathering

✓  Easy, resistant to weathering

✖ High, color fades over time and material degrades

✓ Natural beauty, unique colors and textures

✓ Natural beauty, unique colors and textures

✖ Poor, limited color range and repeating patterns

✓ Very high, inherently strong and long-lasting

✓ Very high, inherently strong and long-lasting

✖  Poor, very prone to damage and fading