Thursday, October 18, 2012

Why We Love Granite

Granite is made of large mineral grains that fit tightly together, and granite always consists of the minerals quartz and feldspar, with or without a wide variety of other minerals. The quartz and feldspar generally give granite a light color, ranging from pinkish to white, but that light background color is punctuated by the darker accessory minerals. Thus classic granite has a "salt-and-pepper" look. Granite is a strong stone because its mineral grains have grown tightly together during a very slow cooling period, and the quartz and feldspar that compose it are harder than steel. Granite takes a good polish and resists weathering and acid rain, and that's why we love granite and feel good about installing it for our clients - whether it be for countertops, tables, or any other cool application they can come up with!

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