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Post by fernwood on Jun 6, 2019 5:55:40 GMT -5
Had to drive by counter place, so of course, I stopped. A brief visit, resulted in finding something new. I love the patterns in these and the overall potential work ability. The black areas remind me of the black sand that is found by gold. Very sparkly. But, in some places, it is almost like black mica. All 100% natural materials at the counter place are called granite, but was told not all are. They are just trying to keep things simple for customers. For size reference, the smaller one is 7" on the longest side. The counter place harvests slabs from around the world. Everything I saw in scrap pile like this had no ID/name on it. Some pieces were up to 4' by 2.5'! Didn't have time to drive around show yard and find uncut slabs with names. PS, I was on my way to chiropractor at the time, so figured she could undo any damage I did by lifting the large one. She was able to do so. So, any thoughts on this? Thanks.
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Post by fernwood on Jun 6, 2019 5:56:29 GMT -5
Photo appear washed out here. Colors are a lot more intense.
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tanstaafl
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Post by tanstaafl on Jun 6, 2019 8:55:59 GMT -5
Nice looking examples. I've wondered about picking up scrap from a counter place to make some cabs. How is granite (or whatever they call granite) for cabbing?
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Post by Fossilman on Jun 6, 2019 10:08:38 GMT -5
Nice looking examples. I've wondered about picking up scrap from a counter place to make some cabs. How is granite (or whatever they call granite) for cabbing? Not to bad, sometimes it undercuts...
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Post by miket on Jun 6, 2019 11:09:48 GMT -5
Very cool, I like the patterns in that.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2019 11:09:58 GMT -5
Doesn't have a grainy texture, so not granite. Could be a highly metamorphosed schist.
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Post by fernwood on Jun 6, 2019 11:48:25 GMT -5
I think they have a lot of schist there. I want to break apart the smaller piece and tumble it.
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Post by fuss on Jun 7, 2019 8:05:19 GMT -5
Gneiss most likely, like rocks2dust said metamorphic rock of some kind.
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Post by rmf on Aug 17, 2019 7:11:07 GMT -5
fernwood I would not call that a granite, maybe a granite gneiss. Gneiss is defined as:"a metamorphic rock with a banded or foliated structure, typically coarse-grained and consisting mainly of feldspar, quartz, and mica." So this may have started out as a granite but was metamorphosed causing the flow pattern you see in the stone. As is typical in big box retail, most granite vendors are in it to make money and have no appreciation for the material, its geology, or significance. I have been to several local granite dealers and they have no idea the difference between slabs other than color or pattern and do not tell them you are looking for nice big phenocrysts because they know nothing about the terminology other than what is in their catalog. It is like asking a car salesman to replace the starter on your car. It simply is not in there wheelhouse.
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Post by rmf on Aug 17, 2019 7:13:20 GMT -5
If you go to a granite dealer and ask nicely for gneiss information you will probably be schist out of luck.
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Post by fernwood on Aug 17, 2019 7:33:54 GMT -5
rmf This place is different. Not big box at all. Just a couple of guys who started a business that exploded due to the high quality materials and attention to detail. They call everything Granite that is natural rock (other than marble), as most uneducated counter customers only understand Granite, Quartz or Marble. They do have knowledgeable people to explain the differences in some specific materials. AKA, what composite Quartz means. I have yet to ask them about some of the custom order slabs they do. They can replicate Petoskey stone, other fossils, agates, etc. Am curious about the composition of these and the process. Have spent many hours speaking with office staff and my friend who is a yard worker and custom cuts the slabs. Also showed them a cab I made from one of their scrap pieces. They were impressed.
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Post by bandmenter on Sept 18, 2019 17:14:02 GMT -5
I've stopped at counter top installing shops several times but I was looking for corian. I would ask for the sink cut outs for building fixtures and jigs. Wasn't messin' with rocks at the time, however, I could see my way clear to visiting them again.
Rock on, Bill
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