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Prior to deciding on a color, it is best to have an overall idea of the type of carvings and inscription you are planning (etched designs, portraits, etc.).
While creative finishing techniques such as polishing and steeling will enhance the beauty and elegance of practically all granites, darker tone granites generally create the superior shade contrast and added depth required for carved images and etchings.
The following are the more commonly used colors used for monuments. Additional colors are available upon request.
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Barre Gray
This popular granite has been quarried from the rich, cavernous reserves of Barre Vermont – the granite capital of the northeast – for close to two hundred years. This economical granite is also less porous, making it more resilient to the effects of weather and extended wear. Barre granite is available in a variety of shades, ranging from dark to light. |
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Mountain Rose
A dappled, rose-pink Canadian quarry. This relatively economical granite has a virtually identical look-and-feel to some of the higher-end, similar shades of red and pink. |
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Laurentian Pink
This premium pink is a denser stone, quarried in the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec. Laurentian granite can be steel finished for a softer more rosy effect, or lustrously polished to highlight the rich contrasts of the stone’s natural composition. |
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Mahogany
Luxurious Dakota Mahogany, while once considered somewhat exotic, has gained increasingly popularity in recent years, and with good reason. The rich hues of browns, reds and blues fuse together to create a look of both aesthetic beauty and innate warmth that dissipates much the “cold” feeling associated with stone. |
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India Red
This higher-end granite is literally “ablaze” with an effusive array of rich color, ranging from ruby red to mild pink and all shades in between. Although perhaps a bit more daring, this striking headstone still coveys an expression of classic elegance. |
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Impala Black
Imported from South Africa and more recently, in a less-expensive variation, from China. This elegant granite has a uniform stippled grain of black and gray that creates a graceful charcoal appearance when polished to a sheen. Impala black is often used for contrasted etchings. |
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Jet Black
This premium black granite is most ideal for detailed etchings and dimensional designs or portraits. Optimum shade contrasting can be achieved in this dark granite through steeling and skilled hand tooling. The Indian and South African varieties vary slightly in both price and color. |
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Gem Mist
Gem Mist granite, quarried in Pennsylvania, is often used as a cost-effective alternative to black for complimenting etched designs and portraits. The free flowing white veins in this granite create a rich marbleized look. |
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Blue Pearl
A Norwegian import, the Blue Pearl’s enhanced color and pronounced contrasts make it somewhat livelier than the traditional blacks. A bold departure from the ordinary. |
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At JewishMonuments.com™, we carry only the highest quality domestic and imported granites textured and finished to perfection with our unparalleled workmanship and old world craftsmanship.
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