There is a type of Coral Stone for each occasion, according to its use and the appearance one wants.
There is such a wide range of use and finishes that the Coral Stone is an element where a simple detail leaves its impact in a construction with a tone of seriousness and nobility maintaining a natural look. The most common ones are brushed and honed. The stone allows for several types of finishes- rustic, honed, aged, and split, among others. The Coral stone is present in the market in three varieties in function of its density: porous, semi-porous and compact. The black tone, on the other hand, tends to be not very strong and is used above all in the cladding of pathways and gardens. The pink colour shade is due to the iron oxide with which it is mixed, the yellow are dense and highly resistant. The Coral Stone comes in several colours, each of them with different densities and strength. There are currently six quarries being exploited and there around 10 companies which work with stone in the Dominican Republic. In the coastal area of south of the Dominican Republic is where this stone is found the most, though there are also important deposits in the northern part, as also in the province of Samaná, Gaspar Hernández, and Cordillera Septentrional. This stone was formed in the riverbeds in the period Pleistocene, starting from the fossils, corals and other marine animals, thus the majority of the coral limestone has originated in the reefs. The Spaniards who reached the New World around end of the XV century or towards the beginning of the XVI century, guided by Christopher Columbus, used for the buildings of their new settlements and the main social buildings, a limestone denominated Coral Stone, which, even today, can be found in abundance in the Dominican Republic and Colombia.
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