Patent ID: 6127458
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: C04B,C08K

Abstract:
An artificial stone composition comprising a mixed inorganic component which comprises an inorganic fine particle component and an inorganic microparticle component, wherein the sum of the inorganic fine particle component having a size of from 10 to 70 mesh and the inorganic microparticle component having a size under 100 mesh accounts for at least 85 wt. % of the composition, and a resin component accounting for under 15 wt. % of the composition, and wherein all or part of the inorganic fine particle component comprises a transparent fine particle component comprising individual particles or particle lumps, and at least 10% of the total amount of the individual particles or particle lumps of the fine particle component are coated with an inorganic or an organic hard layer, wherein the hard layer is formed from a member selected from the group consisting of water glass, a glaze for ceramics, an acrylic resin or an unsaturated polyester resin.