On 18/08/2019 23:27, Fredxx wrote:
On 18/08/2019 23:06, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 18/08/2019 22:43, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Sun, 18 Aug 2019 21:30:03 +0100, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:

On 18/08/2019 21:08, Vir Campestris wrote:
On 16/08/2019 12:02, wrote:
Indeed.Â* However, many "granite" worktops are not made of granite
but some other rock which often is absorbent.

Granite worktops I could believe. There are some damn great big
lumps of
granite about. But one company tried to sell us a quartz worktop...
which I don't believe.

quartz is great, I've got a bathroom kitted out in quartz tiles

http://vps.templar.co.uk/Odds%20and%.../Bathroom3.jpg

The kitchen has stippled surface jet black sold granite

http://www.larksrise.com/Project%20P...n/XCD_0004.JPG


http://www.larksrise.com/Project%20P...n/XCD_0006.JPG


Very nice. But "granite", not granite. Granites are light coloured -
grey or pink, even red. But not black. Probably basalt or gabbro.

Basalt. Definitely not gabbro.

Really?
Â* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabbro#Uses

"It is also used in kitchens and their countertops, also under the
misnomer of 'black granite'"

Yes, really. It is solid black through and through and very fine
grained. Gabbro according to wiki has large crystals of 1mm or more.

This is where it came from
https://www.ivettandreed.co.uk/workt...-fabrications/

The photo top left with a 'satino' finish is the product.
They call it 'black granite'.

It might be some kind of metamorphosed slate.
But the edges are polished up and there is no hint of any grain at all.

Which does not accord with wikis description of gabbro.

Anyway, it is what it is no matter what its geologically correct name is.


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