Kashmir White and Kashmir Gold are granulites found near Madurai, Tamil Nadu state, India. The two main dimension stone types are white and gold.[1] The former is a light-coloured, in places slightly greenish rock with dark mica and red garnets,[2] and the latter (gold) is a white, predominantly orange-yellow banded rock with red garnets and black mineral inclusions.
People often tout Kashmir White as a selling feature in expensive homes.[3] The Kashmir White and Kashmir Gold dimension stones are sometimes used for paving ground surfaces.[4] These decorative stones are also used as a countertop surface.[5]
While large deposits of granites, granitoides, limestones and marbles are found in parts of India,[6][7] neither natural stones other types are found in the Kashmir region. "Kashmir White" and "Kashmir Gold" are trade names.[8]
References
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- ^ "Kashmir Gold Granite". graniteamerica. Granite America. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ Lasky, Julie (17 January 2018). "$1.5 Million Homes in Tennessee, Illinois and Hawaii". New York Times. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ Bizley, G. (2010). Architecture in Detail II. Taylor & Francis. p. 76. ISBN 978-1-136-44393-0. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ Marks, S. (2010). Finding Betty Crocker: The Secret Life of America's First Lady of Food. Simon & Schuster. p. 203. ISBN 978-1-4391-0401-9.
- ^ "J&K Council chief taps Pune firms for limestone, marble mining". Indian Express. 18 February 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ Saikiran, KP (29 August 2019). "Record mining of granite in Kerala last fiscal". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Style Granite: Why every homeowner wants a piece of the rock". Washington Post. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
External links
edit- Kashmir White. Data base entry in natursteinonline.de (German)
- Kashmir Gold. Data base entry in natursteinonline.de (German)
- Narayanasamy, K.; Srinivasa, Y.G. (2000). Precision Engineering (Copen 2000). Narosa Publishing House. p. 221. ISBN 978-81-7319-351-4.
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