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Green Granite - A detailed guide

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Green granite is rare in nature. Green granite could be the best material in the dimension stone industry, and World of Stones USA is giving insights on green granites, its uses, and benefits.  When customers are looking for green granite in the stone industry, the chances of misleading the buyers remain high. We already got details about  Green Marbles , which are green thanks to the inclusion of serpentine. Many retailers, in particular, are presenting green marbles and green variations of soapstone as green granite. The below illustration can help you to identify each component of greenstone varieties using handy tools. World of Stones USA wants to save its patrons from such confusions and mislabels, that can happen at any level, by giving facts about different  stone types . In our consumer awareness movement on the web, we are adding one more feather in our blog, and it is about green granites. Let’s dive deep. What Is Green Granite? When a granite rock consis...

Red Granite – A Detailed Guide

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We are amazed at the mesmerizing impacts of  White Fantasy Granite , but today, we are going to touch a real granite that is stunning to see and energetic to use in your ambiance. It is Red Granite, a vibrant variation of Granite Rocks found in nature. What Is Red Granite? When a granite rock consists of potassium feldspar predominantly, it gains pink to red shades. When the K-feldspar is getting redder than pinker, it terms as Red Granite in the construction industry or dimension stone industry. Properties of Red Granite The properties of red granite are not much different from the generic  granite  rocks, and we already learned about it before. Parameters  Values  Average Density 2.65 to 2.75 g/cm3 Compressive Strength  Above 200 MPa Viscosity near STP 3.1019 to 6.1019 Pa·s Melting Temperature (at Ambient Pressure) 1215–1260 °C (2219–2300 °F) Permeability  Primary – Poor but Secondary – Strong Sou...

8 Different Natural Stone Decking Ideas for Your Swimming Pool

The Northern Hemisphere is approaching summer at snail pace somewhere while like a tornado in most regions. The thermometer bar is getting up-n-up week-by-week. Sweltering heat pushes people to prefer outdoor living. The outdoor pool patios, garden  swimming pool decks , and backyard pool decks are favorite choices to spend summer days in most of the States. We Love Spending Hot Days on Swimming Pool Deck. Swimming pool water exerts cooling impacts on ambiance by water evaporation and absorbing heat directly in the surroundings. Swimming pools let you frequently dive in cool water to cool your body saving from heat impacts. Swimming water pool decks provide you great opportunities to place lounge chairs to lay down in your leisure moments. You can get great healing from the stresses by relaxing your mind while staring at pool water. The cooling ripples are emerging, whether from the water feature inputs or wind blowing on the surface of the water in the pool. Know Somethin...

Siltstone - A Complete Guide

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You might have heard the word Siltstone during the conversations with contractors and stone suppliers, but you are not aware of it entirely. Despite its scanty supply, Siltstone is still having great significance in the construction industry and useful in  exterior applications . Let’s learn about it in detail. What Is Siltstone: Siltstone is a fine-grained sedimentary rock predominantly (more than 2/3) consists of consolidated silt-sized particles like Coarse silt – 1/32mm (5Phi-Ø); Fine silt – 1/64mm (6Phi-Ø); Very fine silt – 1/128mm (7Phi-Ø) and used to break into thin chips, which are running roughly parallel from top to bottom. Siltstone differs from  sandstone  because of smaller pores. Siltstone differs from a shale due to missing fissility and laminations that shale stone has. Siltstone differs from the  mudstone  or  claystone  thanks to a lower proportion of clay particles in its composition. Classification of Siltstone at Geolog...