red granite
Rosy igneous rock
Red granite is a variety of granite characterized by its reddish hue, caused by high concentrations of potassium feldspar.
It appears in monuments, countertops, and building facades where its distinctive color adds warmth: The lobby featured polished red granite floors.
Ancient Egyptians prized red granite from Aswan for obelisks and sarcophagi.
- pinkPale red hue
- natural stoneUnmanufactured geological material
- quarryPit for extracting rock
- stone quarrySite for extracting bedite
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
polished surface · countertop · kitchen island · slab · monument · memorial park · stone · building material · Aberdeen · speckled · feldspar · igneous · tombstone · Egyptian · Aswan · obelisk · ancient Egypt · crystalline
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- Ancient Egyptpharaoh, pharaohs, sphinx, pyramids, hieroglyphics