What is granite?
Granite is an igneous rock. It is formed as a result of the slow crystallisation of molten magma at depth in the earth's crust. Uplift and erosion has over millions of years resulted in this material outcropping at the surface. The minerals which make up a granite are generally quartz, felspars and various mafic minerals (amphiboles, pyroxenes, micas and secondary materials). It is the size, distribution and precise chemistry of these minerals which give the granite it's colour. The silica content of a green granite should be at least 70%. In the stone industry "granite" has been a term applied to almost all igneous rocks and schists. Traditionally any very hard crystalline rock (quartz based as opposed to marble, calcite based possessing the following characteristics:
(1) with no apparent natural jointing, being difficult to work without special tools,
(2) that takes a high polish and
(3) is extremely resistant to natural weathering,
- would be called a granite. Green granite can be worked to achieve every type of finish from traditional hand tooled, flame textured, shot blasted, acid washed, or honed to highly polished mirror finishes.
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Granite
Jacuzzis gallery. Custom fabricated granite countertops and marble vanity tops. Wide range of designs, edges, granite colors. work examples from New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut.
Granite Slabs
Ornamental polished slabs of granite have wide applications ranging from use of monumental purposes, fencing, panelling and interior and exterior, skirting, mantels, windows sills, steps, concrete columns, kitchen sinks and bath tubs.
Granite Slabs
The sequence of events which brings natural stone from the quarry to the home has not changed much since stone entered the homes of the ancient Greeks. Large blocks of granite or marble are cut from the quarry. From those blocks, thin pieces of stone are cut called slabs.
Granite
Jacuzzis gallery. Custom fabricated granite countertops and marble vanity tops. Wide range of designs, edges, granite colors. work examples from New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut.
Granite Slabs
Ornamental polished slabs of granite have wide applications ranging from use of monumental purposes, fencing, panelling and interior and exterior, skirting, mantels, windows sills, steps, concrete columns, kitchen sinks and bath tubs.
Granite Slabs
The sequence of events which brings natural stone from the quarry to the home has not changed much since stone entered the homes of the ancient Greeks. Large blocks of granite or marble are cut from the quarry. From those blocks, thin pieces of stone are cut called slabs.