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Via Lactea
Granite · Brazil
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GEOLOGICAL REFERENCE REGIONBrazil
Commercial source zone · exact quarry certificate required
-14.24°, -51.93° · View on globe ↗What makes it distinct
Its sweeping white bands suggest a galaxy crossing a black ground.
Selection & use
Compare full slabs for mineral scale, resin, fissures and lot continuity.
Hard-working counters, floors, walls and exterior architecture
The commercial granite group includes several different geological rocks.
Geology & trade names
Dark Brazilian gneissic commercial granite
Via Lactea · Via Lattea
Via Láctea is the Portuguese cosmic reference; Via Lattea is the Italian spelling found in North American catalogs. Both evoke the Milky Way, but the bundle and source must still be matched.