Abstract: A method and system are described for manufacture of an artificial stone veneer having a lighter weight relative to artificial stones and artificial stone veneers presently known in the art. More specifically, a system and method is described for manufacture of an artificial stone or artificial stone veneer from a cement based compound that includes a portion of crumb rubber. An exemplary compound mixture that may be leveraged by embodiments of the invention comprises: a portion of about 376 pounds of Portland cement, a portion of about 352 pounds of crumb rubber, a portion of reinforcement fibers (cellulose based fiber), a portion of about 192 oz. of accelerator to speed cure time, and a portion of about 32 gallons of water.

Abstract: A method and system are described for manufacture of an artificial stone veneer having a lighter weight relative to artificial stones and artificial stone veneers presently known in the art. More specifically, a system and method is described for manufacture of an artificial stone or artificial stone veneer from a cement based compound that includes a portion of crumb rubber. An exemplary compound mixture that may be leveraged by embodiments of the invention comprises: 376 pounds of Portland cement, 352 pounds of crumb rubber, 1 bag of reinforcement fibers (cellulose based fiber), 192 oz. accelerator to speed cure time, and 32 gallons of water.