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  2. Granite Mountain (Texas) - Wikipedia

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    Granite Mountain is a solid dome, also known as a bornhardt, of pink granite (pink granite is also known as Sunset Red) rising over 860 feet one mile west of Marble Falls, Texas. Since quarry operations began in the late 19th century, the distinctive pink-red colored rock has been used in the construction of the Texas State Capitol in Austin ...

  3. Engineered stone - Wikipedia

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    The private Spanish company Cosentino brand Silestone and the public Israeli company Caesarstone are the most recognizable brands for quartz, as well as Totem Quartz, an Iranian company which has a huge market in the middle east and Central Asia. Gulfstone, an Oman-based company, is the only producer of engineered quartz stone in the GCC.

  4. Granite - Wikipedia

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    Granite (/ ˈ ɡ r æ n ɪ t / GRAN-it) is a coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly cools and solidifies underground. It is common in the continental crust of Earth, where it is found in igneous ...

  5. Quartzite - Wikipedia

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    Quartzite is a decorative stone and may be used to cover walls, as roofing tiles, as flooring, and stairsteps. Its use for countertops in kitchens is expanding rapidly. It is harder and more resistant to stains than granite. Crushed quartzite is sometimes used in road construction. [2]

  6. Corian - Wikipedia

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    Corian samples An integrated Corian sink. Corian is the original material of this type, created by Donald Slocum, a chemist at DuPont, in 1967. [1] [2] His name appears on the patent issued in October 1968. [3]

  7. List of This Old House episodes (seasons 21–30) - Wikipedia

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    The Austin House : 28–19 "Where Green Building Was Born" ... State of Texas" February 14, 2007 ... stone distributor Chelsie Arnold to learn more about the quartz ...

  8. Enchanted Rock - Wikipedia

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    It is the largest pink granite monadnock in the United States. Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, a part of the Texas state park system, includes 1,644 acres (665 ha). [4] In 1936, the area was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. [5] In 1971, Enchanted Rock was designated as a National Natural Landmark by the National Park Service. [6]

  9. Carrara marble - Wikipedia

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    Carrara marble has been used since the time of Ancient Rome, when it was called marmor lunense, or "Luni marble". [2] [3]In the Middle Ages, most of the quarries were owned by the Marquis Malaspina who in turn rented them to families of Carrara masters who managed both the extraction and transport of the precious material.

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