THE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR GRANITES Table A - L

THE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR GRANITES -
UPDATED AND EXTENDED TO 180 GRANITES
by Dr. Daniel Pivko
Dept. of Geology and Paleontology
Comenius University, Faculty of Natural Sciences,
bratislava, Slovakia, European Union
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Explanation, Table A - L, Table M - Z

COMMERCIAL NAME *COUNTRY* *+ STATE, PROVINCE*	COLOURS	PETRO-GRAPHIC TYPE	GEOLOGICAL AGE	WATER AbSORPTION IN WEIGHT	OTHER NAMES AND VARIETIES	SIMILAR STONES	bASIS OF NAME
AbSOLUTE bLACK India, mainly Andhra Pradesh	black	gabbro group - probably dolerite	Archean - Proterozoic	0.05-0.15%	AbSOLUTE bLACK INDIA, approximately JET bLACK, INDIAN bLACK, not quite correct bLACK AbSOLUTE, varieties: PREMIUM bLACK, WARANGAL bLACK, KHAMMAM bLACK, CHAMRAJNAGAR bLACK (Karnataka)	bELFAST bLACK South Africa, NERO ZIMbAbWE, SWEDISH bLACK Sweden, IMPERIAL bLACK Australia, and all stones with names: AbSOLUTE bLACK, NERO ASSOLUTO	JET bLACK = color, JET = coal type; WARANGAL, KHAMMAM, CHAMRAJ- NAGAR = sites
ACADEMY bLACK USA, California	black, grey	gabbro group - norite	Jurassic	0.1-0.15%	ACADEMIA bLACK	IMPALA bLACK South Africa, partially CAMbRIAN bLACK Canada, bRAZILIAN bLACK and JET MIST - USA
AFRICAN RED South Africa, Gauteng	red, dark grey	granite	Proterozoic	0.2-0.25%	ROSSO AFRICA, ST. JOHNS RED, incorrect name AFRICA RED	RUbY RED, INDIAN RED and JHANSI RED India
ALMOND MAUVE China, Fujian	pink-violet, greenish, brown, ivory	quartz syenite to quartz monzonite (varieties up to granite)	Jurassic -Cretaceous	0.15-0.4%	G611, G3511, HUbEI RED; varieties: MISTY MAUVE (G634, incorrect: MYSTIC MAUVE), MAJESTIC MAUVE (G664), G687 (PEACH FLOWER), maybe G667 (PEACH PURSE)	partially LAOSHAN RED China, VIOLETTA Saudi Arabia, FLOWER OF UKRAINE Ukraine	ALMOND = tree, MAUVE = color by plant
AMADEUS Finland, Mikkeli	green-black, light greenish, red	gneiss with garnet and cordierite	Proterozoic	0.1-0.15%		partially TROPICAL GREEN (India)	AMADEUS = maybe according Mozart
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COMMERCIAL NAME *COUNTRY* *+ STATE, PROVINCE*	COLOURS	PETRO-GRAPHIC TYPE	GEOLOGICAL AGE	WATER AbSORPTION IN WEIGHT	OTHER NAMES AND VARIETIES	SIMILAR STONES	bASIS OF NAME
AMAZON STAR brazil, Rondonia	brown (redish), bluish, grey, black	porphyritic granite with hornblende	Archean - Proterozoic	(0.1-0.2%)	AMAZON bLUE, probably bLUE CARMEL, bLUE CARAMEL, AZUL CARMEL, AZUL CARAMEL	SAPPHIRE bLUE, ENGLISH bROWN	AMAZON = river
AMERICAN bLACK USA, Pennsylvania	black, grey	gabbro - maybe dolerite	Triassic - Jurassic boundary	0.1-0.15%	GEM MIST, probably EbONY MIST, not correct: JET MIST	JET MIST Virginia, partially ACADEMY bLACK - USA, IMPALA bLACK South Africa	JET = coal type
ANGOLA bLACK Angola	black, dark grey	gabbro group	?	(0.1-0.2%)	NERO ANGOLA, bLACK ANGOLA, incorrect: bLACK PEARL	bLACK PEARL India, CAMbRIAN bLACK Canada
ANXI RED China, Fujian	pink, white, grey, black	granite	Jurassic -Cretaceous	(0.25-0.45%)	G635, G3535, PINK ROSE, PINK GAMMA, SWEET PINK; varieties: G636, G648 (ZHANGPU RED), G657 (FUJIAN PINK, ROSA SALI), G696 (YONGDING RED), G617, G606 (CLASSIC PURPLE)	partially ORIENTAL CHERRY RED, MISTY PEACH PINK, XILI RED and WULIAN FLOWER China, ROSA PORRINO Spain, ROSA bETA and ROSA bAVENO Italy	ANXI = site
ASA bRANCA brazil, Ceara	white, grey, black	alkali granite	Proterozoic	(0.25-0.4%)	ASA bRANCO, bRANCO CEARA, bIANCO TAPAIO, VENUS WHITE	partially bLANCO CRISTAL and bRANCO bERROCAL Spain	ASA bRANCA = pigeon
ATLANTIC GREEN Canada, Quebec	green, grey	charnockite group (monzonite composition)	Proterozoic	0.1-0.3%	VERT ATLANTIQUE	partially VERDE MARE South Africa, bALTIC GREEN Finland, VERDE LAbRADOR brazil
AUTUMN bROWN Canada, Quebec	brown, dark grey	charnockite group (or syenite group - quartz monzonite)	Proterozoic	0.15%	variety: NEWTON; AUTUMN bROWN is also US granite and Indian sandstone	POLYCHROME and CALEDONIA Canada, CRYSTAL bROWN South Africa, partially TROPIC bROWN Saudi Arabia
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COMMERCIAL NAME *COUNTRY* *+ STATE, PROVINCE*	COLOURS	PETRO-GRAPHIC TYPE	GEOLOGICAL AGE	WATER AbSORPTION IN WEIGHT	OTHER NAMES AND VARIETIES	SIMILAR STONES	bASIS OF NAME
AZUL ARAN Spain, Cataluna	grey, bluish, brown	granite group - pegmatite	Carboniferous (Permian)	0.3-0.35%	AZUL D´ARAN	partially ARAN WHITE and bIANCO ROMANO brazil, AZUL PLATINO Spain	AZUL = light blue, ARAN = site
AZUL bAHIA brazil, bahia	blue, white, black	sodalite syenite	Archean to Proterozoic	0.05-0.1%	AZUL DA bAHIA, bAHIA bLUE	partially bLUE KING Zambia, SODALITE bLUE, AZUL bARRACUDA brazil	AZUL = light blue, bAHIA = brazilian state
AZUL MACAUbAS brazil, bahia	light blue with blue waves	quartzite	Proterozoic	0.1%	AZUL MACAUbA, varieties: AZUL IMPERIAL, AZUL bOQUIRA	partially CARIbbEAN bLUE Sweden	MACAUbAS, bOQUIRA = sites, AZUL = light blue, CARIbbEAN = according sea
AZUL PLATINO Spain, Extremadura	grey, bluish	granite	Carboniferous	0.2%		partially AZUL ARAN Spain, bLUE CRYSTAL Australia, CHIMA bLUE India	PLATINO = platinum, AZUL = light blue, CHIMA = name
bALMORAL RED Finland, Turku - Pori	rose to light red, dark grey	granite	Proterozoic	0.15%	bALMORAL, ROSSO bALMORAL	partially ROSSO TOLEDO Ukraine, CAPAO bONITO brazil	bALMORAL = castle in Scotland
bALTIC bROWN Finland, Kymi	brown, dark grey, greenish grey	granite	Proterozoic	0.15-0.2%	bRUNO bALTICO	MONOLA bROWN Finland, bROWN UKRAINE Ukraine, partially CALEDONIA and AUTUMN bROWN Canada, only by structure bALTIC GREEN and CARMEN RED Finland	bALTIC = sea
bALTIC GREEN Finland, Kymi	green-grey, dark grey	granite (quartz syenite)	Proterozoic	0.15-0.2%	VERDE bALTICO, VERDE MAGIC, MAGIC GREEN	partially bALMORAL GREEN Australia, VERDE FONTAIN South Africa, only by structure bALTIC bROWN and CARMEN RED Finland	bALTIC = sea
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COMMERCIAL NAME *COUNTRY* *+ STATE, PROVINCE*	COLOURS	PETRO-GRAPHIC TYPE	GEOLOGICAL AGE	WATER AbSORPTION IN WEIGHT	OTHER NAMES AND VARIETIES	SIMILAR STONES	bASIS OF NAME
bARRE GRAY USA, Vermont	light grey, dark grey	granite group - granodiorite	Devonian	0.2-0.3%	bARRE GRAY GRANITE, bARRE GREY	STANSTEAD GREY Canada, KURU GREY Finland, GEORGIA GRAY – USA, SIRA GREY India, SIERRA WHITE - USA, PADANG China	bARRE = site
bELFAST bLACK South Africa, Gauteng	black	gabbro group - dolerite	Proterozoic	0.05-0.1%	NERO ASSOLUTO bELFAST, bELFAST, not quite correct: AbSOLUTE bLACK	JET bLACK India, NERO ZIMbAbWE, SWEDISH bLACK Sweden, PREMIUM bLACK India, IMPERIAL bLACK Australia, and all stones with names: AbSOLUTE bLACK, NERO ASSOLUTO	bELFAST = town
bETHEL WHITE USA, Vermont	white, grey-brownish	granite up to quartz monzonite	Devonian	0.2-0.3%	bETHEL WHITE GRANITE	partially SOLAR WHITE - USA, ASA bRANCA brazil, bLANCO CRISTAL Spain

OTHER NAMES AND VARIETIES

OTHER NAMES AND VARIETIES

ANXI RED China, Fujian

OTHER NAMES AND VARIETIES

OTHER NAMES AND VARIETIES

ANXI RED
China, Fujian