Beginners Guide to Getting Stoned... I mean Stones! (Granite)

What is a natural stone that can have many variations in color, pattern, and veining?

Probably one you take for Gran-ite!

Get it? Granite?

K2 Granite Tumbled

I crack myself up! 😂

I believe my bosses just did a group eye-roll!

Well that's okay, Granite is worth rolling your eyes over!

K2 Rectangle Ring

   Because there are so many minerals that make up Granite, like quartz, amphiboles, feldspar, potassium and mica, the variations are endless! Granite can vary widely in color from the off white caused by quartz, dark green or black from amphibole, to the pink from potassium feldspar, just to mention a few variations.

   I haven't even begun to talk about the veining, or long meandering lines of color that traverse the natural stone. In geological terms, veins are the sheets of crystallized minerals within a rock. All of which make it a pretty neat stone!

Rock of Ages Granite Mine, Vermont

I even thought the mine was pretty!

But perhaps I should start with - What is Granite?

Okay as bowling alley
if you don't mind
rubber balls.

   Granite is an igneous rock, which means it formed from magma, or melted rock. This forms deep inside the Earth under a mountain or volcano when the melted rock cools or crystalizes into solid rock.

   The process takes millions of years and forms a pretty hard rock. Granite is a 6-8 on the Moh's hardness scale. While it is more difficult to sculpt, it lasts a lot longer, which makes it good for a lot of applications, from art to counters, headstones, and building facing!

   That's not all! This hardness spills over into its spiritual qualities.

K2 with Azurite Pendant

   Granite can be worn as a talisman to enhance physical and mental strength. It is also associated with abundance and protection. Many use this stone to ward off threatening spirits. Combined with other minerals, like Azurite, it is believed to aid in healing as well.

   Yet another quality of Granite is balance. Granite is believed to induce a state of mental and spiritual calm and considered a great stone for grounding. Since it contains quartz, Granite is also classified as a stone that stores and transmits energy.

Not bad for a stone that is believed to be 300 millions years old!

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That's all now from the Shinyite School of stones!

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