Add The Depth Of Natural Quartz To Your Kitchen With Granite Countertops!
Granite countertops have a natural beauty all their own. Each color is composed of a variety of minerals including feldspar, quartz, and mica that make each one unique. It is the quartz in the granite however, that give your countertop depth. Often times customers are drawn to a certain color because they see areas that contain quartz that give the perception of looking down into the stone. This visual effect is appealing and adds to the stones beauty. Often times, there are quartz areas in granite that are the size of quarter, or larger, which you’ll never see in any engineered stone.
If you are looking for a countertop that will make your kitchen stand out, why not choose granite, with its natural occuring beauty and depth?
Following are some colors that may contain significant areas of quartz throughout the stone:
- Verde Butterfly
- Labradorite/Verde Australe
- Juparana Sunrise
- Azul Iran
- Giallo Beach
- Giallo Napolean
- Juparana Rio Classico
- Labrador Antique
- Black Cosmic
- Mahogany Blue
- Glacier Ice
- Delicatus
Thanks for reading!
Barb
Posted in Granite on March 14th, 2008 by Barb | |
on March 17th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
Barb; excellent, totally radical blog. My drummer heard that juparanana sunrise was quarried in india with illegal quarrying practices, is this true? Have you heard anything about this? Lee 69′
on March 24th, 2008 at 10:54 am
Lee:
Thanks for your comments. Juparana Sunrise is a beautiful color, in fact, I have that one in my kitchen. I haven’t however, heard of any illegal quarrying practices in regards to it.
Thanks!
Barb
on March 24th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
Good day,
The previous poster had made a comment about Juparana Sunrise and India. The truth is Juparana is qaurried in Brazil (the stunning region of Barao de Juparana)
about 45 Kilometers from Rio de Janeiro, and no illegal quarring practices have ever been reported from there.
Good day
Thomas B.
on March 25th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
Thomas:
You are correct. It is quarried in Brazil and again I have not heard of any illegal quarrying practices.
Thanks for your comments.
Barb
on March 25th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
Thank you
Hi Barb, my name is Bernard and I own a small-scale granites mining facility Zambia for the past 10 years. The sector now produces a variety of commodities, especially gemstones, building and industrial minerals included in granites. From a structural and technical perspective, quarrying is conducted on a very rudimentary level using basic tools such as picks and shovel, and occasionally, mechanized equipment. The environmental degradation caused by quarrying is also growing with the intensification of activities in the country. Meanwhile, institutions responsible for managing the environment are unable to effectively carry out regulatory and monitoring mandates due to inadequate resources. Although current legislation appears to be adequate in many respects, time has now come to amend the Mines and Minerals Act (1995) so that it becomes mandatory for all mining activities, including small-scale mines, to submit environmental impact assessment reports before a license to mine or explore can be granted. Strategies to eliminate illegal mining, enhancement of miners’ technical skills, and mine responsibly must also be placed high on the agenda. I’m sick and tired of people mentioning illegal quarrying practices. My wife and I are not millionaires but do well. We’ve worked hard since day 1 so why do people downgrade our work? We provide health insurance, etc. to our employees, paid vacation, everything that a large institution would offer. please tell Lee to do his research before posting something so untrue.
on March 25th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
Bernard:
Thank you for your comments. It is good to get information out to the public, to eliminate myths, etc.
Thanks!
Barb
on March 26th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Thanks for posting my web-log. What are your thoughts on the Mines and Mineral act of 1995? It sure is nice to hear thoughts from a business owner, like yourself. thanks bj
on March 27th, 2008 at 7:51 pm
Bernard:
Unfortunately, I am not that familiar with the Mines and Mineral act of 1995, so I wouldn’t feel comfortable commenting on it. I will try to educate myself more on it for future reference.
Thanks!
Barb