Raw Travertine Block
| Form | Raw Block |
| Finish | Split |
| Color tone | — |
| Thickness | 16 / 18 / 20 / 30 mm |
| Origin | China |
| Indicative price | Indicative FOB: quoted against form, fill state, thickness and quantity. Send a thickness, a quantity, a finish and a destination port for a real figure. |
Processor supply rather than a finished piece. The bedding is visible on the block end, and that end is the specification — everything else is negotiated after it.
Specification
- Typical size: 2.0-2.5 m long, 0.6-1.1 m wide, 0.25-0.35 m tall; varies by quarry face
- Fill state: Unfilled or filled; stated per block, not per consignment
- Bedding: Visible on the sawn block end; agreed before cutting
- Face: Wire-sawn or diamond-sawn, per processor requirement
- Tone: Cream to almond; the spread within one block is the normal spread
How this one behaves on site
Processor supply rather than a finished piece. The bedding is visible on the block end, and that end is the specification — everything else is negotiated after it.
This is the form for processors and fabricators who cut their own material, and it is the only form on this site where the buyer arrives already knowing what they want. That makes the conversation short and it makes one thing essential.
Essential: the block end. When a block is sawn at the end, the cross-section shows the bedding plane as plainly as anything in stone can show it. It tells the processor which way to cut, how many vein-cut panels the block will yield, and how much of it will be lost to the offcuts. Agreeing on that end photograph before the block is loaded is the cheapest quality control in this entire material.
The tone spread within a single block is real and normal. A cream block will have almond patches and the reverse. Anyone who has processed travertine knows this, and anyone quoting you a block as one uniform colour has either not looked or is describing something they cannot deliver.
Blocks ship with the fill state stated per block, not per consignment, because a consignment can hold both. Say so at the order rather than at the saw. And ask what the face is — wire-sawn faces are traditional and slow, diamond-sawn are faster and flatter, and the right answer depends entirely on the cutting equipment downstream.
Ordering and supply
12-20 working days to FOB for standard forms; cut-to-size and matched sets are quoted per job. Send a thickness, a quantity, a finish and a destination port and you will have an FOB quotation, usually within three working days, with no obligation on a first shipment.