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THE
WORLD'S MOST POPULAR GRANITES -
UPDATED AND EXTENDED TO 180 GRANITES
by Dr. Daniel Pivko
Dept. of Geology and Paleontology
Comenius University, Faculty of Natural Sciences,
bratislava, Slovakia, European Union
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Explanation,
Table
A - L, Table M - Z
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COMMERCIAL
NAME
COUNTRY
+ STATE, PROVINCE
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COLOURS
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PETRO-GRAPHIC
TYPE
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GEOLOGICAL
AGE
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WATER
AbSORPTION IN WEIGHT
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OTHER
NAMES AND VARIETIES
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SIMILAR
STONES
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bASIS
OF NAME
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MADURA
GOLD
India, Tamil Nadu
|
ivory
with gold and grey waves and spots
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gneiss
group
|
Proterozoic
metamorphism
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(0.15-0.35%)
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MADURAI
GOLD
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GOLDEN
OAK India, partially VYARA and SHIVAKASHI YELLOW India
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MADURA
= former name of Madurai town,
OAK = tree
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MAPLE
RED
China, Guangxi
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red
to light red, grey, black
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granite
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Paleozoic
up to Mesozoic |
0.15-0.35%
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G562,
G4562, MAPLE LEAF RED, GUANGXI RED, CHINA RED, CROWN RED, CAPAO
RED; varieties: SANbAO RED, CENXI RED; MAPLE LEAF RED is also Canadian
granite, MAPLE RED is also Ukrainian granite
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partially
ROSSO IMPERIALE Sweden, CAPAO bONITO brazil,
PENINSULA RED and XINJIANG RED China
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MAPLE
= tree
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MERRY
GOLD
India, Rajasthan
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gold,
dark grey
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granite
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Proterozoic
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(0.2-0.3%)
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MARIGOLD,
incorrect names: MARI GOLD, MARRY GOLD, MARY GOLD
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partially
RANIWARA India, ARIAH PARK GOLD Australia, GIALLO ANTICO brazil,
CRYSTAL GOLD Canada
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MARIGOLD
= plant, ARIAH PARK = site
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MILFORD
PINK
USA, Massachusetts
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beige-pink,
grey, black
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granite
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Late
Proterozoic |
0.1-0.3%
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MILFORD
GRANITE
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partially
CREMA CHAMPAGNE Spain, MERRY GOLD India, ROSA bETA Italy
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MILFORD
= site
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MISSOURI
RED
USA, Missouri
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red,
rose, dark grey-brownish
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alkali
granite
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Proterozoic
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0.1-0.25%
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MISSOURI
GRANITE
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partially
ROSSO IMPERIALE Sweden, CAPAO bONITO brazil, VIOLETTA Saudi Arabia,
CARPAZI Ukraine
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MISSOURI
= state
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MISTY
DUSK
China, Shandong
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ivory-pinkish,
white, grey, black
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granite
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Jurassic
-Cretaceous
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0.15-0.4%
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G355,
G3755, WHITE JADE, CRYSTAL FLOWER, PINGDU WHITE
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COUNTER
WHITE China, bIANCO SARDO and GRIGIO PERLA Italy, GRIS PERLA Spain
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COMMERCIAL
NAME
COUNTRY
+ STATE, PROVINCE
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COLOURS
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PETRO-GRAPHIC
TYPE
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GEOLOGICAL
AGE
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WATER
AbSORPTION IN WEIGHT
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OTHER
NAMES AND VARIETIES
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SIMILAR
STONES
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bASIS
OF NAME
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MOKALSAR
GREEN India,
Rajasthan
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grey-green,
dark grey
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probable
granite
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probably
Proterozoic
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(0.15-0.25%)
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MOKAL
GREEN, probably CObRA GREEN, variety: NAGINA GREEN (NAGEENA GREEN)
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SILVER
SEA GREEN Saudi Arabia, PINE GREEN Canada, TUNAS GREEN brazil
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MOKALSAR
= site, NAGINA = name
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MONDARIZ
Spain, Galicia
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grey,
pink, white
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granite
to granodiorite
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Carboniferous
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0.3%
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GRIS
MONDARIZ, MONDARIZ GREY, variety: ROSA MONDARIZ (MONDARIZ PINK)
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partially
bIANCO SARDO and GRIGIO SARDO Italy, OCONEE - USA, bLANCO PERLA
and GRIS PERLA Spain
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MONDARIZ
= site, PERLA = pearl
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MOUNTAIN
GREEN
USA, New York
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dark
green (bluish), dark grey
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gneiss
group – gneiss with garnet and pyroxene
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Proterozoic
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0.05-0.1%
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varieties:
COLD SPRING GREEN, AQUA PEARL, ROYAL EMERALD
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partially
SEAWEED GREEN India, VOLGA bLUE Ukraine
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EMERALD
= precious stone, COLD SPRING = site
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MOUNT
AIRY WHITE
USA, North Carolina |
white
– ligth grey, grey, black
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granite
to granodiorite
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Devonian
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0.1-0.2%
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MT.
AIRY WHITE, MOUNT AIRY GRANITE, MT. AIRY GRANITE, variety: CAESAR
WHITE (incorrect CEASAR WHITE)
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TARN
CLAIR France, PADANG LIGHT China, bLANCO CRISTAL Spain, SIERRA WHITE
- USA
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MOUNT
AIRY = site, mount
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MULTICOLOR
RED
India, Karnataka
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red,
light grey with dark grey waves
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gneiss
group - migmatite
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Archean
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0.2-0.3%
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MULTICOLOUR
RED, ROSSO MULTICOLOR, incorrect
names with: MULTI COLOUR, MULTI COLOR
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partially
RAINbOW - USA, FUNIL brazil, VANGA RED Sweden, HIMALAYAN bLUE India,
AURORA and LIETO RED Finland, ENGLISH TEAK India
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FUNIL
= site, TEAK = tree
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NEW
CALEDONIA
brazil, Espirito Santo
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grey,
brown, black
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alkali
syenite
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uppermost
Proterozoic to Cambrian
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(0.15%)
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OCRE
ITAbIRA, CALEDONIA NEW, bROWN ITAbIRA
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CALEDONIA,
POLYCHROME and AUTUMN bROWN Canada, CRYSTAL bROWN South Africa
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CALEDONIA
= according CALEDONIA from Canada; ITAbIRA = site
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COMMERCIAL
NAME COUNTRY
+ STATE, PROVINCE
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COLOURS
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PETRO-GRAPHIC
TYPE
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GEOLOGICAL
AGE
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WATER
AbSORPTION IN WEIGHT
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OTHER
NAMES AND VARIETIES
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SIMILAR
STONES
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bASIS
OF NAME
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| NEW
IMPERIAL RED
India,
Karnataka
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red,
dark grey, rose
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granite
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Archean
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0.1-0.15%
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not
quite correct IMPERIAL RED, NEW IMPERIAL; RUbY RED is from the same
area; generally
INDIAN RED, INDIA RED
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partially
JHANSI RED and JAEM RED India, ROSSO TOLEDO Ukraine, TRANAS and
bOHUS RED Sweden, RUbY RED India
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TRANAS
= site, bOHUS = part of Sweden
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| NEW
VENEZIAN GOLD
brazil
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gold,
ivory with grey and brown spots
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gneiss
group
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uppermost
Proterozoic to Cambrian
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0.25-0.35%
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VENETIAN
GOLD, NEW VENEZIANO, incorrect name with VENEZIAN
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partially
GIALLO TOPAZIO, GIALLO IMPERIAL, AMARELO REAL, SANTA CECILIA and
GIALLO VENEZIANO brazil
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VENETIAN
= according Nova Venecia town
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OLIVE
GREEN
South Africa, Cape
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green
with black bands
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gneiss
group - migmatite
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Proterozoic
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0.1-0.2%
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VERDE
MARITACA, partially VERDE SAN FRANCISCO, VERDE CANDEIAS and VERDE
FORESTA brazil
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OLIVE
GREEN = color, VERDE = green, CANDEIAS = site, FORESTA = forest
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ORIENTAL
CHERRY RED
China, Shandong
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pink,
grey, white, black
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granite
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Jurassic
-Cretaceous
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0.15-0.35%
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G367,
G3767, CHERRY FLOWER (RED), ROSA KULA, CHERRY bLOSSOM RED; varieties:
G364 (MISTY PEACH PINK), G361 (WULIAN FLOWER), G363
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ANXI
RED, ZHANGPU RED, FUJIAN PINK, YONGDING RED, XILI RED and
G617 China, partially
ROSA bAVENO Italy and ROSA PORRINO Spain
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ORISSA
bLUE
India, Orissa
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light
grey-blue with dark-grey waves and red spots
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migmatite
(charnockite composition)
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Proterozoic
metamorphism
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(0.15-0.2%)
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SAMANTHA
bLUE,
not
quite correct: bLUE ORISSA, incorrect: ORISA bLUE
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LAVENDER
bLUE India, partially VIZAG bLUE, bAHAMA bLUE bENGAL bLUE and PARADISO
bLUE India, EIDELWEISS South Africa
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ORISSA
= state, bENGAL = part of sea, EIDELWEISS = plant
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COMMERCIAL
NAME COUNTRY
+ STATE, PROVINCE
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COLOURS
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PETRO-GRAPHIC
TYPE
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GEOLOGICAL
AGE
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WATER
AbSORPTION IN WEIGHT
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OTHER
NAMES AND VARIETIES
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SIMILAR
STONES
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bASIS
OF NAME
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| PADANG
CRISTALLO China,
Fujian |
grey,
white, black
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granodiorite
to granite
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Jurassic
-Cretaceous |
0.15-0.35%
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G603,
G3503, PADANG CRISTAL, PADANG CRYSTAL, JINJIANG WHITE, CRYSTAL GREY,
GAMMA WHITE; incorrect
names: QUANZHOU WHITE, SESAME WHITE; variety:
G655 (HAZEL WHITE, bIANCO CHAMPAGNE)
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partially
MOUNT AIRY and SIERRA WHITE USA,
CINZA CORUMbA brazil, STANSTEAD GREY Canada, TARN France,
PADANG LIGHT China
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PADANG
= site, CRISTALLO = crystal
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PADANG
DARK
China, Fujian |
grey,
black
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diorite
to granodiorite
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Jurassic
-Cretaceous |
(0.15-0.2%)
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G654,
G3554, SESAME bLACK, PADANG DUNKEL; varieties:
G654 Changle, Changtai, Jiaomei, or Putian, G653 (NANPING
bLACK)
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partially
SIRA GREY India, bARRE GRAY USA, LANHELIN France, CINZA ANDORINHA
brazil, FAVACO = Portugal, JET MIST USA
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