Granite.....

[Aeropars]

Hi Guys,

Does anyone know if granite is suitable as a hardscape rock?

I really hope it is as I have an endless supply of the stuff... I work for Lafarge aggregates and have the Mountsorrel quarry 5 minutes down the road.

I can get anything froma 3 tonne rock to pea shingle!

Comments apreciated

 

[Themuleous]

Granite is igneous if I remember rightly? So would think it would be fine. Its not a lime or sand stone so should inert and OK in the tank.

BTW which Lafarge site do you work at? I've been to quite a few of them with my job!

Sam

EDIT - could look really nice is a tank. Be different too.

 

[Aeropars]

I work for the Aggregates HQ in the IT department in Syston, Leicester.

 

[Steve Smith]

If you could get me some granite cubes that are about 2cm cubed I'd be your best friend for a while I've had something in mind for about 6 months, but can't really find what I'm looking for...

 

[Aeropars]

Cubes would be near on impossible to find, especially if you want then pretty uniform. The granite is blown from the quarry then literally tipped in to a giant pestle and mortar so its totally random how it comes out.

 

[Themuleous]

Oh right

 

[Garuf]

I've got some cubed granite... 6x6 and 8x6 it is... which could be too big?