Barre Vermont Gray Granite

Recognized around the world as the finest quality granite.

Barre vermont gray granite. With a consistent fine grain this granite polishes to a mirror like finish and has excellent contrast when carved and lettered. Building and sculpting stone. Sought after worldwide for its fine grain even texture and superior weather resistance it is the ultimate long lasting choice in any finish. Sought after worldwide for its fine grain even texture and superior weather resistance it is the ultimate long lasting choice in any finish.

Its durability strength and moisture resistance along with its consistent gray color free of impurities makes it the most sought after stone for the fine detailed designs and patterns of the memorial and monumental industry. Blue gray granite is the finest gray monumental granite which we quarry right here at our headquarters in barre vt. Vermont granite works can provide you with a granite color of your choosing. The mica is both muscovite and biotite it intrudes into the waits river formation.

We are part of an enduring vermont industry centered in barre dating back to the period just after the war of 1812. We use different color granites such as our local vermont granites barre gray granite bethel white granite vermont woodbury gray granite. Most notably it was featured in the us korean war monument in busan south korea. If you do not see it here we will do our best to get it for you.

Barre s granite is the finest quality gray granite available on the market. Rock of ages headquarters and largest mine is located in barre vermont the granite center of the world. Long lasting natural stone with unique proportions of quartz and feldspar make it moisture resistant and thermally stable. As tools and techniques have changed over the years granite industries of vermont has itself transformed into the modern facility it is today with the talent and equipment to meet a growing demand for custom memorials.

Known for its fine grain texture and weather resistance barre gray granite has been used for outdoor monuments for over a century. Vermont s barre gray quarried in graniteville is the standard of the world for monumental grade granite. Vermont barre gray granite mountain rose granite or imported black granite from china india. Its exceptional carving capacity makes barre gray ideal for stone sculpture artists allowing them to capture intricate details.

Barre granite ˈbæri is a devonian granite pluton near the town of barre in washington county vermont richardson described it as a fine granite composed of quartz feldspar and mica. Barre s granite is the finest quality gray granite available on the market.