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Nero Impala
Granite · South Africa
South Africa
North West · Rustenburg
-25.67°, 27.24° · View on globe ↗What makes it distinct
A roughly two-billion-year-old dark stone from the layered Bushveld Complex.
Selection & use
Confirm origin, mineral uniformity, absorption and finish.
High-traffic counters, floors and monuments
Commercial black-granite category covers different rock families.
Geology & trade names
Bushveld gabbronorite—not geological granite
Nero Impala · Impala Black · Rustenburg Black · Rustenburg Grey
South African source language often references Rustenburg or Nero Impala; North American catalogs alternate between Impala Black and Rustenburg color grades. These labels can span more than one producer.