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- Angola Black
- Black, dark grey
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Stone Name | Angola Black |
Stone Type | Granite |
Origin | Angola |
Color | Black, dark grey |
Water Absorbtion | (0.1-0.2%) |
Hardness | |
Geologic Age | |
Petrographic Type | gabbro group |
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- American Black
- Black, grey
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Stone Name | American Black |
Stone Type | Granite |
Origin | USA, Pennsylvania |
Color | Black, grey |
Water Absorbtion | 0.1-0.15% |
Hardness | |
Geologic Age | Triassic - Jurassic boundary |
Petrographic Type | gabbro - maybe dolerite |
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- Amazon Star
- Brown (redish), bluish, grey, black
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Stone Name | Amazon Star |
Stone Type | Granite |
Origin | Brazil (Rondonia) |
Color | Brown (redish), bluish, grey, black |
Water Absorbtion | (0.1-0.2%) |
Hardness | |
Geologic Age | Archean - Proterozoic |
Petrographic Type | porphyritic granite with hornblende |
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- Amadeus
- Green-black, light greenish, red
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Stone Name | Amadeus |
Stone Type | Granite |
Origin | Finland (Mikkeli) |
Color | Green-black, light greenish, red |
Water Absorbtion | 0.1-0.15% |
Hardness | |
Geologic Age | Proterozoic |
Petrographic Type | gneiss with garnet and cordierite |
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- Almond Mauve
- Pink-violet, greenish, brown, ivory
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Stone Name | Almond Mauve |
Stone Type | Granite |
Origin | China (Fujian) |
Color | Pink-violet, greenish, brown, ivory |
Water Absorbtion | 0.15-0.4% |
Hardness | |
Geologic Age | Jurassic -Cretaceous |
Petrographic Type | quartz syenite to quartz monzonite (varieties up to granite) |
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- African Red
- Red, dark grey
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Stone Name | African Red |
Stone Type | Granite |
Origin | South Africa (Gauteng) |
Color | Red, dark grey |
Water Absorbtion | 0.2-0.25% |
Hardness | |
Geologic Age | Proterozoic |
Petrographic Type | granite |
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- Academy Black
- Black, grey
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Stone Name | Academy Black |
Stone Type | Granite |
Origin | USA (California) |
Color | Black, grey |
Water Absorbtion | 0.1-0.15% |
Hardness | |
Geologic Age | Jurassic |
Petrographic Type | gabbro group - norite |
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- Absolute Black
- Black
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Stone Name | Absolute Black |
Stone Type | Granite |
Origin | India |
Color | Black |
Water Absorbtion | 0.05-0.15% |
Hardness | |
Geologic Age | Archean - Proterozoic |
Petrographic Type | gabbro group - probably dolerite |
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- Stony Creek
- Rose (beige), white, grey with dark grey waves, streaks
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Stone Name | Stony Creek |
Stone Type | Granite |
Origin | USA (Connecticut) |
Color | Rose (beige), white, grey with dark grey waves, streaks |
Water Absorbtion | 0.2-0.25% |
Hardness | |
Geologic Age | Late Proterozoic gneisses melted in Permian |
Petrographic Type | migmatite |
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- Samba White
- White, grey with red spots
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Stone Name | Samba White |
Stone Type | Granite |
Origin | Brazil (Bahia) |
Color | White, grey with red spots |
Water Absorbtion | (0.2-0.35%) |
Hardness | |
Geologic Age | Proterozoic to Early Paleozoic |
Petrographic Type | gneiss group - probably granulite |
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