Scored Finish
A characteristic of a building unit having faces which have been grooved during the manufacturing process. *
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Sedimentary Rock
Rock, such as limestone or sandstone, which is formed from materials deposited as sediments, in the sea or fresh water, or on the land. *
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Slate and Marble
A hard, brittle metamorphic rock consisting mainly of clay materials, characterized by good clavage along parallel planes; used extensively as dimension stone in thin sheets for flooring, roofing, panels (both decorative and electrical) and chalkboard and in granular form as surfacing on composition roofing. *
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Soldier 
A masonry unit which is set on end, with its face on the wall surface. *
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Stretcher
A masonry unit laid horizontally with its length in the direction of the face of the wall. *
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Stripped Joint
In brickwork, a type of raked joint used with bricks of rough texture. *
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Struck Joint
1. A masonry joint from which excess mortar has been removed by a stroke of the trowel, leaving an approximately flush joint.
2. A horizontal masonry joint in which the mortar is sloped inward and downward from the lower edge of the upper brick, leaving a recess at the bottom of the joint.
3. A weather-struck joint. *
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