Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Uses and Benefits of Granite Stone - Business

Granite stone is formed by heat. It is found deep inside the earth's crust. This stone once extracted cut, polished, and sealed becomes resistance to heat, scratches, staining, or weathering. Granite stone is most versatile stone.

Granite Stone is quarried in Brazil, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Finland, Italy, and Spain. Most of these extracted stones are imported to America through Spain and Italy. In Spain and Italy this stone is cut and also polished.

Uses of granite stone

Granite stone is used in building projects especially interiors of the building. Nowadays, Granite stone is being used in homes.

. It is used for kitchen countertops or bathroom countertops. The durability and look and feel of the granite countertops is matchless with any other type of countertop. Black granite is being used a lot for kitchen countertops.

. It is used for flooring purpose.

. Used to create mantelpieces or chimneypiece.

. Granite tiles are being used in bathroom, kitchen, or even bedroom to give the home an elegant look.

Apart from using the granite stone sin homes, it is widely being used for monuments also. Various statues are also being created with this stone. Various temples in India are using Granite stone.

Benefits of Granite Stone:

. Color Options: You have various color options of Granite stone such as Black Granite, Azul Granite, White Granite, Gold Granite, Copper Granite, Green Granite, and Rose Granite. Also granite stone is available in various patterns and shades.

. Durable: It is the second hardest natural stone. You can use in any part of the home.

. Heat Resistant: Use of granite in kitchen has increased a lot. Being heat resistant, you can place hot dishes on its surface.

. Stain Resistant: It is dense stone and is highly resistant to stains.

. Scratch Resistant: When you plan to use this stone in kitchen, you can rest assured as this will never wear and even fade. Even if you cut on the granite top, the cutlery which you use will not damage the slab.

Among all the colors of the granite stone, black granite and gold granite are being used widely today. Few varieties of black granite include Star Galaxy Black Granite, Impala Black Granite, Emerald Black Granite, and Zimbabwe Black Granite to name a few. These are quarried from various parts of the world such as India, South Africa, Norway, and Zimbabwe to name a few. Few varieties of gold granite include Minsk Green Gold Granite, Amarillo Gold Granite, Venetian Gold Granite, Kashmir Gold Granite, Madura Gold, Imperial and Gold Granite to name a few. This are quarried from various parts of the world such as India, Brazil, Spain, and Egypt to name a few.


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