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[[File:rainbow.jpg|thumb|Rainbow granite <br>Martus Stone]] | [[File:rainbow.jpg|thumb|Rainbow granite <br>Martus Stone]] | ||
== Description == | == Description == | ||
| + | [[File:african-rainbow-granite_.jpg|thumb|African Rainbow granite<br>MSI Surfaces]] | ||
| + | A [[granite]] with numerous mottled colors in a wavy pattern than can resemble a rainbow. Rainbow granite quarried in Morton, Minnesota, has a dark black or green background with pink, yellow and red crystals producing a variegated pattern (Brady 1971). Another type, called African Rainbow Granite, is quarried in Nambia and has a white to ivory background with multiple color pink and blue veins. | ||
| − | + | ==Resources and Citations== | |
| − | + | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', 10th edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1971. | |
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| − | G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', 10th edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1971. | ||
| − | Martus Stone at https://www.martusstone.com/product/rainbow-granite/ | + | * Martus Stone at https://www.martusstone.com/product/rainbow-granite/ |
| − | MSI Surfaces at https://www.msisurfaces.com/granite/african-rainbow/ | + | * MSI Surfaces at https://www.msisurfaces.com/granite/african-rainbow/ |
[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:20, 18 October 2022
Description
A Granite with numerous mottled colors in a wavy pattern than can resemble a rainbow. Rainbow granite quarried in Morton, Minnesota, has a dark black or green background with pink, yellow and red crystals producing a variegated pattern (Brady 1971). Another type, called African Rainbow Granite, is quarried in Nambia and has a white to ivory background with multiple color pink and blue veins.
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, 10th edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1971.
- Martus Stone at https://www.martusstone.com/product/rainbow-granite/
- MSI Surfaces at https://www.msisurfaces.com/granite/african-rainbow/