How to distinguish Granite from Marble

Granite and marble are two most popular stone materials.

Marble

Marble is one of the most elegant natural stones in the world. It has been used for centuries to construct palaces fit for kings and statues dedicated to gods.

If marble stone is free from all impurities, it will be solid white. Most marble, however, contains other minerals and can be bluish, gray, pink, yellow, or black. The colors won’t be stark, though. Any other bright and vibrant colors likely indicate that it's human-made or that it is a natural stone mixed with other materials.

The reason marble is so popular with artists and architects alike is that it is relatively soft and easy to cut and carve. The most reliable way to tell if you are looking at real marble is to test its hardness by cutting with something sharp like a knife. A real marble top will show scratches and etching over time. If you scratch a knife on a marble top (do this on the underside of the slab!) and don’t see the damage, the surface is likely granite or manufactured stone.

Granite

Another natural stone, Granite has also been used for thousands of years in buildings, bridges, and monuments.

It is a "phanerite" rock, meaning it contains crystals and clumps of minerals large enough to distinguish with the naked eye. When you look at a slab of granite, you will see various pieces in a speckled pattern that come together to form the stone.

Again, testing it's hardness by cutting it with a knife is another way to determine whether you are looking at granite or marble.

Generally speaking, marble is mostly used for interior decoration. such as ground, floor, kitchen top, bathroom wall and ground and so on.  Granite is mainly unsed for outdoor projects, like paving stone, wall claddling , road curbstone and so on. But sometimes granite will be also used for indoors, like polished countertops, polished floor tile, stairs and risers and so on.

To choose granite or marble, depends on  your taste and your budget. Should you need any futher advice, pls feel free to contact us,

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