BALMORAL GRANITE (CUT AND POLISHED) - Finland

Vehmaa, Turku District, SW Finland

This highly attractive and popular granite is of Precambrian age and is mostly composed of brick-red potassium feldspar, smoky quartz, biotite mica and hornblende.

It acquired its Scottish-sounding name in the early 20th century, a time when granites from Scandinavia were shipped to Aberdeen to be cut and polished before being re-exported all over the World. 

This is a lovely little sample. Polished on one side.