On many vessels, these projections from the main body of the vessel can be attached and removed quickly and fairly easily. On airplanes designed to take off or land in water, a sponson can help extend the hull higher in the water to aid in lift when the plane is taking off. This prevents the plane from sinking too deeply into the water, creating more drag.
ROXX is a 6mm thick reconstituted stone / engineered stone made from natural quartz and granite. The ROXX thin stone technology creates a flexible, hard wearing, highly stain resistant surfaces to enable free thinking designers to apply stone surfaces to countless spaces to sculpt advanced interior solutions.
Schist. If you are looking to brighten up your room and give your countertop that sparkle, then schist material is the way to go. Schist is a metamorphic stone with sufficient amounts of mica allowing the rock to split into thin sheets. Layered mica provides the shiny crystals that also reflect the light.