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Patagonia
Granite · Brazil

Brazil
Espírito Santo · Araçuaí belt
-19.36°, -40.31° · View on globe ↗What makes it distinct
Giant crystals create window-like translucent areas and extreme movement.
Selection & use
Template around crystal boundaries; inspect reinforcement and transparency.
Backlit islands, bars and collectible installations
High movement and mineral boundaries demand specialist fabrication.
Geology & trade names
Pegmatitic granite with very large quartz and feldspar crystals
Patagonia · Patagonia Granite · Patagonia Quartzite
North American sellers classify Patagonia as granite or quartzite depending on their commercial system. The stone is more accurately understood as a coarse pegmatitic rock, so catalog category alone is insufficient.