granite

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US President Donald Trump has continued his makeover of the White House, adding a statue of Christopher Colombus and laying new black granite paving stones on the famed West Wing colonnade.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Bright pink granite boulders scattered across the dark volcanic peaks of the Hudson Mountains in West Antarctica have led scientists to a remarkable discovery.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026

"During forward motion, touching the granite of the stone is not allowed. This will result in the stone being removed from play," they said.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

“Touching the granite at any time during the forward motion is not allowed,” the statement read.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

Mr. Patterson had told me that over a hundred years ago, laborers had harvested the granite guts of the quarry to build a bridge between Boston and Cambridge.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen