It is an igneous rock, classified petrographically as diabase, and which falls within what is commercially known as black granite. The quarries are in the Mashonaland East province, in Zimbabwe.
It is one of the most sought-after materials, thanks to the conjunction of a series of circumstances:
This material offers us an intense and homogeneous black color, giving the stone a unique appearance of elegance.
Its versatility makes it ideal for a wide variety of contexts and its color allows a wide variety of combinations of both materials and styles, offering infinite creative possibilities, which are multiplied by the variety of finishes it allows (polished, satin, flamed, ...).
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