What Is Granite and How Does It Differ From Marble for Kitchen Worktops?
Granite is one of the hardest materials on earth and is composed primarily of quartz, feldspar and mica. Other minerals may be present in the stone creating its unique colours, textures and patterns. Granites can be pink to gray in colour, depending on their chemistry and mineralogy. Granite is igneous rock, taken from the Latin word 'igneus' meaning of fire as the formation of granite involves molten magma cooling after being expelled from a lava flow or volcanic eruption. This hard wearing stone is used as a material for granite worktops as it is more resistant to scratches, acids, stains and heat than marble. It is long-lasting, durable and available in a wide variety of colours, textures and unique crystal patterns that can help create a warm and inviting environment to a kitchen or bathroom. Whereas granite is more durable and hard wearing, marble works beautifully especially in the bathroom and it is generally seen as a warmer, more inviting stone surface, where the vein