DARTMOOR GRANITE - Princetown, Dartmoor, Devon
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Merrivale Quarry, near Princetown, Devon
The granite of Devon and Cornwall varies in texture but is usually speckled with white feldspar crystals, translucent quartz, and muscovite and biotite mica. It has been widely used as a building stone and as a decorative stone worldwide.
This is a good sample from a famous quarry, now disused, that has produced decorative stone for buildings throughout the world.
It has a cut base so it displays well.
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Size: approx. 6 x 6 x 6 centimetres
Weight: 345 grams
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