Granite is an igneous rock, which means it was once molten and formed as it cooled deep within the earth. Minerals within granite typically appear as small flecks throughout the stone, once creating a “salt and pepper” look. Other types have veining similar to marble. Granite is a dense-grained, hard stone.
Granite comes in a variety of finishes; polished, leather, or honed. A broad spectrum of color is available. Quarried from the mountains of China, Africa, India, Brazil, and dozens of other countries around the world, Granite is one of the most popular and affordable natural stones in the market.
African Black Granite is a type of black granite quarried in African. This stone is especially good for Exterior – Interior wall and floor applications, monuments, countertops, mosaic, fountains, pool and wall capping, stairs, window sills and other design projects. .African Black Granite can be processed into Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Tumbled and so on.
Features
Can take good flamed
Good hardness
Smooth finish
Durable
Easy to maintain
Absolute Black Granite Technical Specifications:
| Compressive Strength | 3011 Kg/cm2 |
| Comp. Strength after Gelivity | 2696 Kg/cm2 |
| Ultimate Tensile Strength | 280 Kg/cm2 |
| Coeff. Thermal expansion | 0.0045mm/mcº |
| Water Absorption | 0.08% |
| Impact Test-Min Fall Height | 68 cm |
| Specific Gravity | 2960 Kg/m3 |
| Hardness (Moh’s Scale) | 6.5 |
