What does "Nero Stellato" mean?

Starry black — and it's a description, not a flourish. The stone is a dense volcanic basalt whose deep charcoal ground carries fine, bright crystalline mineral flecks, scattered the way stars scatter: irregularly, generously, never in the same arrangement twice. Every tile is its own patch of night sky.

Is it jet black or charcoal?

Honestly: brushed basalt reads deep charcoal, not glossy jet. Brushing opens the surface into a soft matte, and matte surfaces lighten dark stone a shade. If you want it darker, a color-enhancing impregnating sealer deepens the field toward wet-look black — optional, purely cosmetic, since basalt needs no sealer for protection.

How does brushed compare with your honed and bush-hammered basalt?

Brushed is the middle voice. Honed basalt is smoother and more satin — the quietest surface. Bush-hammered is the industrial extreme, cratered for heavy grip. The 60-grit brush lands between them: tactile but civilized, matte with a gentle hold underfoot — refined enough for interiors, textured enough for the terrace.

Does dark stone show dirt?

It shows the opposite of what white shows: pale things. Dust, pollen, dried water minerals, and sawing residue read clearly on charcoal, while soil and organic marks vanish into it. The reset is a hose and, now and then, a pH-neutral wash — dark basalt forgives everything a rinse can reach.

Is it comfortable barefoot in summer?

Underfoot texture, yes — the 60-grit matte is the barefoot grade of this stone. Heat is the honest caveat: dark stone banks sun, so a south-facing deck at high noon will run warm. Plan shade where bare feet linger, or for pool decks in hard sun, consider our pale limestones instead — we'll tell you which suits your site.

Why do some tiles sparkle more than others?

Because the starfield is geological, not printed. Crystal density shifts through the quarry bed, so some pieces arrive busier with flecks and others calmer. Dry-lay from several crates and blend as you fix; distributed across the floor, the variation reads as sky rather than inconsistency — which is the entire point of the name.

Vertical view of a large black natural stone patio behind a two-story Craftsman home, featuring boxwood hedges, blooming hydrangeas, and an outdoor fire pit seating area.

Close-up of crystalline mineral flecks scattered through dark basalt

Elevated vertical view looking down a black natural stone patio with a running bond paver pattern, lined by hydrangeas, boxwood hedges, and a lawn bordering a backyard patio lounge.

Overhead top-down view showing a direct split-screen contrast between dark black brushed stone pavers and a lush green lawn edge.

High aerial view from a balcony looking down at a large black natural stone paver patio lined with blooming white hydrangeas, outdoor lounge furniture, and a fire pit table in a suburban backyard.

Charcoal basalt swatch beside the same stone deepened by a color-enhancing sealer

Ground-level view of a black natural stone front walkway with light stone border edging leading to the porch of a luxury Craftsman home with front yard landscaping.

Evening terrace paved in dark speckled basalt with warm lighting

Vertical view down a black stone front entrance walkway framed by light gray coping, featuring hosta plants, hydrangeas, and a cedar shingle Craftsman house with a covered porch.

brushed speckled black basalt sample in daylight

Elevated vertical view of a curving dark black natural stone walkway with light gray border edging, leading to a timbered front porch on a luxury Craftsman home surrounded by a manicured front lawn and hydrangea beds.

Nero Stellato black basalt tiles with bright crystalline flecks in a fine brushed matte

Low-angle vertical shot looking down a dark black stone front walkway edged with light gray stone borders, leading past boxwood hedges and hydrangeas toward a Craftsman home front porch.

ye-level vertical view of a black natural stone front walkway with light stone trim, bordered by hostas, boxwoods, and a lawn leading toward a Craftsman home entry porch.

Ground-level view looking up a black natural stone paver driveway toward a brick home's attached garage with parked vehicles and front yard lawn landscaping.

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Ground-level view of a textured black stone paver driveway leading past white hydrangeas to a parked crossover SUV in front of a brick Craftsman home.

High aerial drone perspective of a textured black stone paver estate driveway with a parked crossover SUV, bordered by boxwood shrubs, white hydrangeas, and a front yard lawn.

Low-angle vertical view of a black natural stone pool deck and coping surrounding a backyard swimming pool with three wooden chaise loungers and a stainless steel grill behind a Craftsman home.

The middle voice: brushed between honed calm and bush-hammered grip.

Elevated high-angle view looking down from a balcony at a black natural stone swimming pool deck with three wooden lounge chairs, a barbecue grill, and turquoise water next to a Craftsman home.

Ground-level vertical view of a black natural stone pool deck next to a clear blue swimming pool with wooden chaise lounges under a second-story deck overhang of a Craftsman house.

High-angle vertical view of a wide city pedestrian plaza paved with textured black natural stone pavers, featuring park benches, commuters, and surrounding commercial buildings.

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Ground-level view looking down a dark black natural stone courtyard pathway lined with a garden bench, boxwood hedges, integrated step lights, and a small water fountain between red brick and stucco home wings.

Low-angle view of a modern dark metal and teak wood outdoor dining chair resting on dark black natural stone patio pavers with a scattered oak leaf.

Elevated high-angle view looking down at a dark black natural stone courtyard with a garden bench, raised step lighting, water feature, and central tree between red brick and stucco house walls.

Overhead top-down view of dark black brushed natural stone pavers with a single teak wood and metal patio armchair on the right side.

Low eye-level view of a dark black natural stone courtyard with a garden bench, boxwood hedges, step lighting, and a modern stone fountain between brick and stucco house walls.

Low-angle vertical view of a dark black natural stone public sidewalk with two pedestrians, bordered by lawn strips, a fire hydrant, and suburban neighborhood houses.

Eye-level vertical view looking down a dark black natural stone public sidewalk with two pedestrians, a green postal mailbox, a fire hydrant, and brick suburban houses.

Elevated vertical view looking down a dark black natural stone public sidewalk with two pedestrians walking past front lawns, hydrangeas, and brick homes in a suburban neighborhood

High-angle vertical view looking down at a dark black natural stone patio grid with moss and green tufts in the paver joints, bordered by hostas, ferns, and a backyard lawn.

Quarry-Direct · Middle East Natural Stone

Nero Stellato – Brushed 60 Grit

Name: Nero Stellato Brushed Black Basalt Pavers | Citadel Stone
Brand: Citadel Stone
Price: 3.20 USD

$3.20

Nero Stellato — starry black — is our dense volcanic basalt in its refined grade: a deep charcoal field scattered with bright crystalline flecks, brushed to a smooth 60-grit matte that’s composed to the eye and kind to bare feet. Any size cut to order for terraces, floors, walls, and features.

Price: $3.20 per sq. ft.

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Your size. Your thickness. Your finish, confirmed for this stone.

We cut this stone to the dimensions and thickness your project calls for. Brushed is our signature finish, from a coarse 16 grit to a fine 80, or finer to order. Most of our limestone and basalt can also be supplied sawn, honed or bush-hammered; polished, tumbled and split-face are made on selected stones. Tell us the size, thickness, finish and use, and we’ll confirm what this stone can be made in. Looking for another color? See the full collection.

Planning a laying pattern? See which of our formats suit herringbone, French pattern, running bond, stack bond, basketweave and fan layouts in our paver laying patterns guide.

Ships by pallet or container to any US state · Lead time quoted per order

Suitability

Floors, patios & terraces
External use (from 20 mm thickness)
Walls, cladding & facades
Pool surrounds & wet areas
Driveways (30 mm+ setts and pavers)
Steps, copings & edging

Suitability varies with size, thickness, finish, and substrate. Tell us your application when you request a quote and we will confirm the right specification for it.

Installation Information

Bedding: full-bed sand and cement mix or a flexible adhesive appropriate to the substrate.
Joints: from 3 mm for sawn tiles; wider for split-face setts and cobbles.
Sealing: a quality impregnating sealer is recommended for limestone and shellstone; basalt and granite typically need none.
Cutting: wet saw with a diamond blade.

Installation requirements differ by stone and format — a product-specific method note is included with every quote, and our team is available for your installer’s technical questions.

Volume & Trade Pricing

Pricing improves materially with quantity: pallet rates beat per-piece pricing, and full-container rates beat both. Every quote is calculated quarry-direct, with no distributor margin in between.

Distributors, stone yards, and retailers: our Trade & Wholesale Program covers container-load pricing, recurring supply schedules, and private-label production.

Delivery

Orders ship by pallet or full container to any US state, with kerbside delivery to the nearest safe access point. Lead times depend on stone, finish, and quantity, and are confirmed with your quote. Samples reach any US address within five working days.

Every crate is inspected and photographed before dispatch — if anything is wrong on arrival, contact us and we will make it right.

Nero Stellato — Starry Black Basalt, Brushed 60 Grit

Some product names are marketing. This one is a report: nero stellato means starry black, and that is precisely what the stone does — a deep charcoal ground scattered with fine, bright crystalline flecks, each tile its own patch of night sky. This is our darkest stone, dense volcanic basalt, in the grade we consider its most complete: the refined 60-grit brush.

The Starfield

The flecks are crystalline minerals set into the rock when it was still lava, which is why they behave like stars and not like a pattern: irregular, generous, and never arranged the same way twice. Density drifts naturally from piece to piece — some tiles arrive busy with light, others calm — so open several crates, dry-lay a section, and mix as you fix; spread across a floor, the drift composes into sky.

The Refined Grade

A fine 60-grit brush takes the sawn face and works it into a smooth, even matte with a gentle hold — enough texture that shoes and bare feet trust it, little enough that the surface stays composed rather than rugged. This is the grade for living on: patios and terraces where people linger, interior floors, stair runs, and feature walls where the charcoal field should look deliberate. Where slopes, splash, and standing weather set the terms, its coarse 24-grit sibling takes over.

Where Brushed Sits on the Basalt Wall

We finish basalt many ways, and brushed is the middle voice. Honed basalt runs smoother and more satin — the quietest surface we make. Bush-hammered goes the other way entirely, cratered for maximum industrial grip. The 60-grit brush lands between them: tactile but civilized, which is exactly why it carries the named premium line.

Where It Belongs

Terraces, patios, pool coping and courtyards built around a dark, composed field
Interior floors, stairs, and halls in deep charcoal
Feature walls, fireplace surrounds, and cladding accents
Garden rooms, borders, and level paths — with one honest note below

The honest note: dark stone banks heat in full summer sun. Where bare feet will linger through hot afternoons — pool decks above all — plan shade, or let us point you to our pale limestones for those zones and keep Nero Stellato for the areas that earn its drama. We would rather route the right stone to the right surface than sell you a hot deck.

Charcoal, and How to Deepen It

Color honesty: a brushed matte reads deep charcoal, not glossy jet — matte surfaces lighten dark stone a shade. If you want the field darker, a color-enhancing impregnating sealer pushes it toward wet-look black, and on basalt that choice is purely cosmetic: this stone’s absorption has not been tested, but basalt as a rock type takes up little water, so a sealer is optional rather than a protective necessity. Enhance it or leave it natural; both are correct.

Care Without a Calendar

Sweep, rinse, and give it an occasional pH-neutral wash — that is the whole program. Water absorption is low, which means less moisture uptake and staining; there is no resealing schedule to keep and no acid anxiety to manage. And in frost country, lay it on sound, well-drained bedding. Freeze-thaw resistance has not been tested on this stone — ask us before specifying it for freeze-thaw or de-icing salt.

From Palest to Darkest

With this launch, the curated range now runs its full arc — from Bianco Velo, our palest stone, to Nero Stellato, our darkest. Both are quarried in the Middle East, quarry-direct and hand-selected, cut to any dimension and any thickness, and shipped by pallet or container to any US state and worldwide. Start with a sample: a starfield deserves to be judged in your own light, at arm’s length, before a crate moves.

Specifications

Stone type: Dense volcanic black basalt
Color: Deep charcoal-black ground; reads charcoal in this matte finish, not glossy jet
Character: Fine bright crystalline mineral flecks — the starfield; non-repeating, density varies by piece
Finish: Brushed, 60 grit — smooth, even matte with a gentle grip; the refined grade
Companion grades: Coarse 24-grit brush for weather-facing exteriors; sawn for the architectural plane
Finish spectrum: Sits between our honed (smoother, satin) and bush-hammered (heavy grip) basalts
Format: Any dimension cut to order
Thickness: Any gauge, interior tile through exterior paving
Absorption: Low — not tested on this stone; sealing optional and cosmetic only
Color option: Color-enhancing impregnating sealer deepens the field toward wet-look black
Frost: Not tested — ask us before specifying for freeze-thaw or de-icing salt
Laying note: Dry-lay from several crates and blend the fleck density
Origin: Middle East — quarry-direct, hand-selected
Samples: Before any order

Real photography of the actual stone

Choose Your Finish with Confidence

The finish decides how your stone looks, feels and grips underfoot. Compare every finish we produce — brushed 16, 36 and 80 grit, honed and bush-hammered — photographed up close on the actual stone we supply, so you can judge the texture before you order. Samples of any finish are at your door within 3 working days.

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