black granite
Polished memorial material
Black granite is a dark stone used in construction and monuments, though geologists note that true granite is never black—commercial "black granite" is usually gabbro, diabase, or basalt.
The term persists in the stone industry regardless: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is made of black granite.
It's prized for its polished finish and durability in headstones and countertops.
- basaltFine-grained volcanic stone
- countertopFlat kitchen work surface
- kitchen islandFreestanding culinary workspace
- quarryPit for extracting rock
- natural stoneUnmanufactured geological material
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- granite types
- dark rocksobsidian, basalt, coal, slate, anthracite
- war memorialswar memorial, war monuments, war memorials, military cemeteries, veterans memorials
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