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2. Black granite - Wikipedia

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   The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, a two-acre (8,100 m 2) site in Washington, D.C. featuring two black granite walls engraved with the names of those service members who died or remain missing in the Vietnam War. In the construction industry, black rocks that share the hardness and strength of granitic rocks are known as black granite.

3. List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones

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   Leaders of states in the U.S. which have significant mineral deposits often create a state mineral, rock, stone or gemstone to promote interest in their natural resources, history, tourism, etc.

4. Kashmir gold - Wikipedia

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   Kashmir White and Kashmir Gold are granulites found near Madurai, Tamil Nadu state, India. The two main dimension stone types are white and gold . [ 1 ] The former is a light-coloured, in places slightly greenish rock with dark mica and red garnets , [ 2 ] and the latter ( gold ) is a white, predominantly orange-yellow banded rock with a ...

5. Diabase - Wikipedia

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   Diabase can be cut for use as headstones and memorials; the base of the Marine Corps War Memorial is made of black diabase "granite" (a commercial term, not actual granite). Diabase can also be cut for use as ornamental stone for countertops, facing stone on buildings, and paving. [ 21 ]

6. Porphyry (geology) - Wikipedia

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   In its non-geologic, traditional use, the term porphyry usually refers to the purple-red form of this stone, valued for its appearance, but other colours of decorative porphyry are also used such as "green", "black" and "grey". [1] [2] The term porphyry is from the Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphyra), meaning "purple".

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