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Origin: India
Technical and physical characteristics
This stone internationally may be nominated as a granite however in the area of application of the European Standard (EN) this stone must be nominated as anorthosite.
Anorthosite: A phaneritic, intrusive igneous rock characterized by a predominance of plagioclase feldspar (90-100%), and a minimal mafic component (0-10%). Pyroxene, ilmenite, magnetite, and olivine are the mafic minerals most commonly present.
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