The greyish tones make blue pearl granite worktops a stunning compliment to stainless steel appliances sinks and taps.
Pearl blue granite origin.
Larvikite marketed as blue pearl granite showing labradorescence is a popular decorative stone light larvikite with a polished surface.
Blue pearl is quarried in a bedrock quarry in vestfold norway.
Great applications for blue pearl gt granite include kitchen countertops bathroom vanity tops backsplashes bar tops bath surrounds fireplace mantels and outdoor kitchen countertops.
From the syenite group syenite is a coarse grained intrusive igneous rock of the same general composition as granite but with the quartz either absent or present in relatively small amounts 5.
Larvikite is an igneous rock specifically a variety of monzonite 1 notable for the presence of thumbnail sized crystals of feldspar.
It uses the most modern quarrying equipment with the ability to produce blocks even in the harsh winter months.
Slabs that have a much higher concentration of the blue mineral often come at an additional premium as they are considered much more beautiful.
Blue pearl granite countertops vary quite drastically in price.
You can find some of the standard slabs slabs with average amounts of blue for around 300 to 400 per square meter.
The top countries of suppliers are china thailand from which the percentage of blue.