Common Varieties of Stones - Granite - Properties - Uses - Availability
Common varieties of stones used in construction work: Granite Basalt & Trap Marble Sandstone Limestone Kadapa Slab Shahabad Stone Laterite Gneiss Quartzite Slate Granite · Common variety of igneous rock. · Formation: By solidification of ‘magma’ either below or above the earth’s surface at its origin. · Composition (mineral constituents): Particles of Quartz + Felspar + Mica. · Chemically siliceous in nature. · Physically unstratified. Properties Of Granite > Hard and Durable. · High Resistance to natural forces. · Specific Gravity is 2.63 – 2.75. · ...