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A composite surface covering includes a substrate and an inorganic wear layer. The composite surface covering retains its performance characteristics after mechanical embossing. Preferably, the inorganic wear layer of the surface covering is deposited on the substrate by a reduced pressure environme

A composite surface covering includes a substrate and an inorganic wear layer. The composite surface covering retains its performance characteristics after mechanical embossing. Preferably, the inorganic wear layer of the surface covering is deposited on the substrate by a reduced pressure environment vapor deposition technique. Preferably, the inorganic wear layer is aluminum oxide. The preferred substrate is a plastic material.

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[ We claim:] [1.] A surface covering composite comprising a substrate and a non-particulate inorganic wear layer, the wear layer being deposited on the substrate by a reduced pressure environment technique and then the composite being embossed, the deposited and embossed wear layer having a pluralit

[ We claim:] [1.] A surface covering composite comprising a substrate and a non-particulate inorganic wear layer, the wear layer being deposited on the substrate by a reduced pressure environment technique and then the composite being embossed, the deposited and embossed wear layer having a plurality of cracks on the exposed surface, a majority of the cracks forming a non-random pattern.