Black Galaxy Granite
Description : This material has a dark black background with golden specks in it. It is mainly used for flooring, cladding, kitchen counters and tabletops. It looks best when it is glossy.
Mines At : Ongole, Andhra Pradesh
The original Galaxy material with the densest black background and bright reflectors, is known as Star Galaxy. The Star Galaxy quarry is not a massive one therefore the volume of blocks produced could not supply all the dealers who purport to sell this material.
The gold specks are due to the presence of ferrous rich Enstatine (Bronzite). Black galaxy can be broadly divided into three types based on the size of the gold coloured specks as 1. Large Specked Black Galaxy, 2. Medium Specked Black Galaxy and 3. Small Specked Black Galaxy Granite.
There are over 40 quarries spread over 400 acres of land. The sizes of quarries range between 2 and 20 acres each. Around 3500 CBM to 4500 CBM of black galaxy granite is produced every month. Only 40% of the volume make up big blocks and are commonly called gang-saw size blocks. These are blocks of sizes above 2.40m x 1.20m x 1.00m.
Black Galaxy is actively traded as a commodity and owing to the large volume of quarrying, large blocks in First Choice material are becoming scarcer and much more expensive. Black Galaxy, like all natural materials, is susceptible to variations in veining, however it must be stressed that the possibility of one or two lines may probably occur in large slabs.
It is very important to view Black Galaxy before buying and not to buy on price alone.
