Why is Granite used for Memorials?
Granite is the most commonly used modern stone used for cemetery memorials and monuments. It is the hardest carving stone making it strong, durability, and beautiful. Comprised of minerals including quartz, mica, and feldspar, granite can be quarried in a rainbow color colors and it can be shaped into any imaginable shape with finishes of smooth reflective polish or rough nature appearances. The most common types of finishes combine a polished memorial face with smooth, matte, or sanded sides.
Granite’s density and durability require that it is carved with great care. Granite memorials may be carved with carbide-tipped tools, diamond saws and grinders. Inscriptions and epitaphs are added with either sandblasting or laser etching techniques.
