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Absolute Black Granite to Deer Isle Granite

COMMERCIAL NAME COUNTRY + STATE, PROVINCE	GRANITE COLORS	PETRO- GRAPHIC TYPE	GEO- LOGICAL 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
AFRICAN RED South Africa, Gauteng	red, dark gray	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
AMAZON STAR Brazil, Rondonia	brown reddish bluish, gray, 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
ANGOLA BLACK Angola	black, dark gray	gabbro group	?	(0.1-0.2%)	NERO ANGOLA, BLACK ANGOLA, Incorrect: BLACK PEARL	BLACK PEARL India, CAMBRIAN BLACK Canada

COMMERCIAL NAME COUNTRY + STATE, PROVINCE	GRANITE COLORS	PETRO- GRAPHIC TYPE	GEO- LOGICAL AGE	WATER ABSORPTION IN WEIGHT	OTHER NAMES AND VARIETIES	SIMILAR STONES	BASIS OF NAME
ANXI RED China, Fujian	pink, white, gray, 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, gray, 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
AZUL ARAN Spain, Cataluna	gray, 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

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COMMERCIAL NAME COUNTRY + STATE, PROVINCE	GRANITE COLORS	PETRO- GRAPHIC TYPE	GEO- LOGICAL AGE	WATER ABSORPTION IN WEIGHT	OTHER NAMES AND VARIETIES	SIMILAR STONES	BASIS OF NAME
AZUL PLATINO Spain, Extremadura	gray, 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 gray	granite	Proterozoic	0.15%	BALMORAL, ROSSO BALMORAL	partially ROSSO TOLEDO Ukraine, CAPAO BONITO Brazil	BALMORAL = castle in Scotland
BALTIC BROWN Finland, Kymi	brown, dark gray, greenish gray	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- gray, dark gray	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

MOST POPULAR GRANITE IN THE WORLD A - D: Absolute Black Granite to Deer Isle Granite MOST POPULAR GRANITE IN THE WORLD E - L: Eagle Red Granite to Lilla Gerais Granite MOST POPULAR GRANITE IN THE WORLD M to S: Madura Gold to Swedish Mahogany Granite MOST POPULAR GRANITE IN THE WORLD T - Z: Tan Brown Granite to Zimbabwe Black Granite

COMMERCIAL NAME COUNTRY + STATE, PROVINCE	GRANITE COLORS	PETRO- GRAPHIC TYPE	GEO- LOGICAL AGE	WATER ABSORPTION IN WEIGHT	OTHER NAMES AND VARIETIES	SIMILAR STONES	BASIS OF NAME
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
BIANCO REGINA Brazil, Bahia	white- ivory, gray with brown- red (dark green) spots	gneiss group, probably granulite	uppermost Proterozoic to Cambrian	(0.2-0.4%)	REGINA WHITE, MACROPONTO, WHITE CARAVELAS, BRANCO CARAVELAS, variety: probable PANNA FRAGOLA (MICROPONTO, BRANCO ITAUNAS)	WHITE GALAXY India, partially KASHMIR WHITE India SAMBA WHITE and BIANCO ROMANO Brazil	BIANCO = white, REGINA = queen
BIANCO ROMANO Brazil, Espirito Santo	white- ivory, gray with brown- red spots (and black streaks)	gneiss group or pegmatite	uppermost Proterozoic to Cambrian	(0.2-0.4%)	BRANCO ROMANO	partially KASHMIR WHITE India, SAMBA WHITE and ARAN WHITE Brazil, AZUL ARAN Spain	BIANCO = white, ROMANO = Roman
BIANCO SARDO Italy, Sardegna	ivory, gray, white, black	granite	Carbon- iferous	0.25-0.45%	SARDINIAN WHITE, varieties: LUNA PEARL (BIANCO SARDO LUNA PEARL), GRIGIO SARDO (SARDINIAN GRAY)	BLANCO PERLA Spain, partially GRIS PERLA and BLANCO BERROCAL Spain, GRIGIO PERLA and GRIGIO MALAGA Italy, TARN France, OCONEE - USA, MONDARIZ Spain	BIANCO = white, SARDO = Sardinian, BERROCAL = site

COMMERCIAL NAME COUNTRY + STATE, PROVINCE	GRANITE COLORS	PETRO- GRAPHIC TYPE	GEO- LOGICAL AGE	WATER ABSORPTION IN WEIGHT	OTHER NAMES AND VARIETIES	SIMILAR STONES	BASIS OF NAME
BIG WHITE FLOWER China, Guangdong	white, gray, black	probably granite	Jurassic -Cretaceous	0.15-0.35%	G439, BIG FLOWER WHITE, FLOWER WHITE, ROYAL WHITE, ORIENTAL WHITE	partially HAZEL WHITE China, ROCKVILLE WHITE – USA, CINZA CORUMBA, Brazil TARN France
BLACK GALAXY India, Andhra Pradesh	black with gold / silver	gabbro group- norite	probably Proterozoic	0.05-0.15%	GALAXY BLACK, STAR GALAXY	probably CHINA BLACK GALAXY, ANGOLA GOLD
BLACK PEARL India, Andhra Pradesh	black, dark gray	probably gabbro group	probably Proterozoic	(0.1-0.15%)	maybe SILVER PEARL DARK; BLACK PEARL is also from China	partially CAMBRIAN BLACK Canada, SILVER PEARL India, ANDES BLACK Brazil
BLANCO CRISTAL Spain, Madrid	white, gray, black	granite	Carboniferous	0.2-0.35%	BIANCO CRISTAL, BIANCO CRYSTAL; varieties: BLANCO CASTILLA, BLANCO BERROCAL	partially BETHEL WHITE and SOLAR WHITE - USA, BIANCO SARDO Italy	BLANCO = white, BERROCAL = site
BLUE KING Zambia, North- western Province	white- greenish brown blue	sodalite syenite	Proterozoic	(0.05-0.2%)	AZUL KING, BLU KING	partially AZUL GUANABARA & AZUL BAHIA Brazil
BLUE PEARL Norway, Vestfold	blue- gray	syenite group - larvikite	Carboniferous - Permian boundary	0.05-0.15%	LABRADOR BLUE PEARL, LABRADOR CHIARO, LABRADOR BLUE, variety: MARINA PEARL	partially EMERALD PEARL Norway, VOLGA BLUE Ukraine	LABRADOR = Incorrect name for rock with play of color

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COMMERCIAL NAME COUNTRY + STATE, PROVINCE	GRANITE COLORS	PETRO- GRAPHIC TYPE	GEO- LOGICAL AGE	WATER ABSORPTION IN WEIGHT	OTHER NAMES AND VARIETIES	SIMILAR STONES	BASIS OF NAME
BRAZILIAN BLACK Brazil, Espirito Santo	black, gray- black	norite to diorite	uppermost Proterozoic to Cambrian	0.05-0.15%	BRAZIL BLACK, PRETO SÃO GABRIEL, SAN GABRIEL BLACK, BLACK SAN GABRIEL, PRETO SAO GABRIEL; small part of BRAZILIAN BLACK is ANDES BLACK	CAMBRIAN BLACK Canada, BLACK PEARL India, partially ACADEMY BLACK	SÃO GABRIEL = site
CAFE BAHIA Brazil, Bahia	brown, black, beige	quartz syenite to alkali quartz syenite	Proterozoic	0.15-0.2%	CAFÉ BAHIA, MARRON BAHIA, BAHIA COFFEE, NEW IMPERIAL BROWN, BAHIA BROWN	IMPERIAL BROWN and CAFE LABRADOR Brazil, partially MARRON GUAIBA Brazil, LEOPARD SKIN China	BAHIA = Brazilian state, MARRON = brown, GUAIBA = site
CAFE IMPERIAL Brazil, Minas Gerais	brown, black	alkali syenite, oriented	Proterozoic	0.15-0.2%	CAFÉ IMPERIAL, IMPERIAL BROWN, IMPERIAL BROWN CAFE, IMPERIAL COFFEE, not quite correct: MARRON IMPERIAL (Spain limestone), Incorrect names COFFEE BROWN, CAFE BROWN, MARRON CAFE	CAFE BAHIA and CAFE LABRADOR Brazil, partially MARRON GUAIBA Brazil, LEOPARD SKIN China	MARRON = brown, GUAIBA = site, LABRADOR = Incorrect name for rock with play of color
CALEDONIA Canada, Quebec	brown, gray, black	charnockite group granite- composition	Proterozoic	0.1-0.2%	CALEDONIA BROWN, variety: NARA BROWN (CALEDONIA NARA), NEWPORT, DARK CALEDONIA (CALEDONIA DARK); Incorrect names: CALIDONIA, CALADONIA	POLYCHROME and AUTUMN BROWN Canada, CRYSTAL BROWN South Africa, NEW CALEDONIA Brazil, partially TROPIC BROWN Saudi Arabia	CALEDONIA = maybe according site

MOST POPULAR GRANITE IN THE WORLD A - D: Absolute Black Granite to Deer Isle Granite MOST POPULAR GRANITE IN THE WORLD E - L: Eagle Red Granite to Lilla Gerais Granite MOST POPULAR GRANITE IN THE WORLD M to S: Madura Gold to Swedish Mahogany Granite MOST POPULAR GRANITE IN THE WORLD T - Z: Tan Brown Granite to Zimbabwe Black Granite

COMMERCIAL NAME COUNTRY + STATE, PROVINCE	GRANITE COLORS	PETRO- GRAPHIC TYPE	GEO- LOGICAL AGE	WATER ABSORPTION IN WEIGHT	OTHER NAMES AND VARIETIES	SIMILAR STONES	BASIS OF NAME
CAPAO BONITO Brazil, Sao Paulo	light red, gray	granite	uppermost Proterozoic	0.2-0.25%	ROSSO CAPAO BONITO, CAPAO BONITO RED	partially ROSSO TOLEDO Ukraine, MAPLE RED and XINJIANG RED China, BALMORAL RED Finland, TEXAS RED and SUNSET RED - USA	CAPAO BONITO = town
CARIOCA GOLD Brazil, Rio de Janeiro	gold, gray	granite	Proterozoic	(0.3-0.4%)	DOURADO CARIOCA, GOLDEN CARIOCA	partially GIALLO ANTICO Brazil, ARIAH PARK GOLD Australia, MARIGOLD India	CARIOCA = Rio de Janeiro inhabitant or dance
CARMEN RED Finland, Kymi	red, dark gray	granite	Proterozoic	0.15-0.2%	maybe BALTIC RED; variety: KARELIA RED (CARELIAN RED)	partially BALMORAL RED, ROSSO TOLEDO, CAPAO BONITO, only by structure BALTIC BROWN and BALTIC GREEN Finland	CARMEN = Spain name from opera, KARELIA = region
CHINA GREEN China, probable Sichuan	light gray- green, dark gray- green	probably syenite group	?	0.1-0.4%	CHINESE GREEN, probably G5157, MIYI GREEN	partially VERDE TUNAS Brazil, BALMORAL GREEN Australia, VERDE FONTAINE South Africa
COLONIAL DREAM Sri Lanka	gold, white, gray	gneiss group	Proterozoic metamorphism	(0.15-0.35%)		VERNIZ TROPICAL, partially GOLDEN WAVE Brazil, VYARA, KASHMIR GOLD and MADURA GOLD India

COMMERCIAL NAME COUNTRY + STATE, PROVINCE	GRANITE COLORS	PETRO- GRAPHIC TYPE	GEO- LOGICAL AGE	WATER ABSORPTION IN WEIGHT	OTHER NAMES AND VARIETIES	SIMILAR STONES	BASIS OF NAME
COPPER SILK India, Rajasthan	beibe, pink, redish, green, black	probably granite	Proterozoic	(0.15-0.35%)		partially AN GEE RED China, FLOWER OF UKRAINE Ukraine
COSTA EMERALDA Iran	gray, green, white, (black, gold)	gneiss group	?	(0.15-0.35%)	COSTA ESMERALDA, not correct: VERDE ESMERALDA	partially VERDE SPLUGA Italy, KUPPAM GREEN India	COSTA ESMERALDA = emerald coast
COUNTER WHITE China, Fujian	white, gray, pale pink, black	probably granite	Jurassic -Cretaceous	0.15-0.35%	G623, G3523, HAICANG WHITE, probably MOUNTAIN PINK, Incorrect: CHINESE ROSA BETA	partially MISTY DUSK, and G636 China, ROSA BETA Italy
CREMA BAHIA Brazil, Bahia	beige, bluish, (gray, black)	alkali granite with hornblende	Archean - Proterozoic	(0.15-0.2%)	CREMA AZUL BAHIA, CREME AZUL BAHIA, BAHIA CREAM	partially SAPPHIRE BROWN and ENGLISH BROWN India, AMAZON STAR Brazil	CREMA, CREME = cream, AZUL = blue, BAHIA = Brazilian state
DEER ISLE USA, Maine	gray, rose	granite	Devonian	0.3%	DEER ISLE GRANITE, DEER ISLAND	ROSA BETA Italy, partially MONDARIZ Spain, COUNTER WHITE China	DEER ISLE = site

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