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Zimbabwe Black
Basalt · Zimbabwe
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GEOLOGICAL REFERENCE REGIONZimbabwe
Mashonaland East · Mutoko
-17.40°, 32.23° · View on globe ↗What makes it distinct
One of the benchmark natural black hard stones, valued for uniformity rather than veining.
Selection & use
Confirm density, vesicles, finish and slip performance.
Floors, exteriors, fireplaces and monolithic dark counters
Basalt, dolerite and gabbro names are often mixed commercially.
Geology & trade names
Fine-grained dolerite/gabbro sold commercially as black granite
Zimbabwe Black