Red granite pictures then executive produced and handled foreign distribution for the dramatic thriller out of the furnace starring christian bale zoe saldana forest whitaker and casey affleck and directed by scott cooper.
What is red granite.
Granite is composed mainly of quartz and feldspar with minor amounts of mica amphiboles and other minerals.
It forms from the slow crystallization of magma below earth s surface.
Red granite is similar in composition to pink granite except that the potassium feldspar has a darker color than usual.
2580 bc contains a huge granite sarcophagus fashioned of red aswan granite.
The dark grey veins which are created over thousands of years of natural processes give a breathtaking contrast to the vibrant red.
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Discovery of red granite at the quarry site in the 1880 s sparked a mining boom that brought skilled stone cutters from europe to settle the hamlet known then as sand prairie.
Granite paving blocks from the quarry were used in streets as far away as chicago.
The mostly ruined black pyramid dating from the reign of amenemhat iii once had a polished granite pyramidion or capstone which is now on display in the main hall of the egyptian museum in cairo see dahshur.