granites
Speckled kitchen countertops
Granites is the plural of granite, a hard ignite rock composed mainly of quartz and feldspar.
Different granites vary in color, grain size, and mineral composition: The countertop showroom displayed granites from Brazil, India, and Vermont.
Geologists distinguish granites by their formation and chemical makeup.
Horizontal kitchen surfaces
- slabsThick flat pieces
- tilesFlat covering pieces
- claddingOuter protective layer
- facadesMisleading external appearances
flooring · monuments · headstones · paving · curbing · quarried · polished · honed
Deep-crystallized igneous rock
- quartzCrystalline silicon dioxide
- feldsparSilicate mineral group
- micaLayered silicate mineral
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
intrusive · magma · outcrops · formations · bedrock · mineral · coarse-grained · tectonics
countertops
Horizontal kitchen surfaces
facades · flooring · monuments · headstones · paving · curbing · quarried · polished · honed · sealed
plutonic
Deep-crystallized igneous rock
crystalline · intrusive · magma · outcrops · formations · bedrock · mineral · coarse-grained · tectonics · erosion
Carrara
Tuscan marble town
- AberdeenNortheast Scotland's largest city
- SardinianItalian island inhabitant
- ChineseOf that Asian nation
Indian · Brazilian · speckled · veined · flecked · mottled · colors · patterns · grades
granitessedimentary rocks
Stone formed from deposits
sandstones · limestones · shales · chalk · soapstones
- granite countersIgneous rock kitchen surfaces
- granite cliffsSteep crystalline rock formations
- granite slabCut section of crystalline rock
- granite bouldersLarge igneous rock pieces
- granite architectureConstruction featuring hard stone
- pink graniteFeldspar-rich stone, reddish hue