{"id":14950,"date":"2023-01-19T16:30:04","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T21:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.granitplus.com\/what-is-granite\/"},"modified":"2023-02-16T15:21:17","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T20:21:17","slug":"what-is-granite","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.granitplus.com\/en\/what-is-granite\/","title":{"rendered":"What is granite?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Granite characteristics<\/h3>\n

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Where does Granite come from?<\/h4>\n
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The granites we use mostly come from : Canada, USA, Italy, India, South Africa, Brazil, Norway.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In what thickness is granite available?<\/h4>\n

\"\"Slabs are 30mm (1 1\/4\u2033) thick with a tolerance of \u00b1 1 to 3mm.<\/p>\n

Granite weighs\u00a018 lbs per\u00a0square foot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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What is the size of the blocks and slabs?<\/h4>\n

\"\"Slabs average between\u00a055\u2033 to\u00a082\u2033 (wide) x 104\u2033 to\u00a0133\u2033 (long)<\/strong> depending on the size of the blocks quarried. Slab dimensions may vary according to the colour and lot number.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1673982409118{margin-top: 65px !important;margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

Natural stone characteristics<\/h4>\n

Granite is and remains a natural stone with unique characteristics. It is normal to encounter certain forms of visual imperfections on occasion. Some granites may have :\u00a0dark spots<\/strong>\u00a0of various shapes or sizes,\u00a0streaks<\/strong>,\u00a0pinholes<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0micro-seams<\/strong>. These are all natural occurrences. The incidence may vary according to the type of granite, and may be more or less visible depending on the global lighting, but\u00a0none of these affect<\/strong>\u00a0the\u00a0quality<\/strong>\u00a0or the\u00a0durability<\/strong>\u00a0of the granite. These are simply distinctive marks for those who appreciate natural beauty.<\/p>\n

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Vein<\/h5>\n

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Spot<\/h5>\n

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Fissures<\/h5>\n

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Inclusion<\/h5>\n

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[vc_row css_animation=”fadeInUp”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1641235884398{margin-bottom: 65px !important;}”] Granite characteristics   Where does Granite come from? The granites we use mostly come from : Canada, USA, Italy, India, South Africa, Brazil, Norway. [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1641235866262{margin-bottom: 165px !important;}”] In what thickness is granite available? Slabs are 30mm (1 1\/4\u2033) thick with a tolerance of \u00b1 1 to 3mm. Granite weighs\u00a018 lbs per\u00a0square foot. [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1641235847769{margin-top: 65px !important;}”] What is the size of the blocks and slabs? Slabs average between\u00a055\u2033 to\u00a082\u2033 (wide) x 104\u2033 to\u00a0133\u2033 (long) depending on the size of the blocks quarried. Slab dimensions may vary according to the colour and lot number.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1673982409118{margin-top: 65px !important;margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”] Natural stone characteristics Granite is and remains a natural stone with unique characteristics. It is normal to encounter certain forms of visual imperfections on occasion. Some granites may have :\u00a0dark spots\u00a0of various shapes or sizes,\u00a0streaks,\u00a0pinholes\u00a0or\u00a0micro-seams. These are all natural occurrences. The incidence may vary according to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14950","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.granitplus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.granitplus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.granitplus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.granitplus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.granitplus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.granitplus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14950\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.granitplus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}