Star Galaxy Granite Tiles & Slabs, Black Granite Tiles & Slabs India

Black Galaxy granite is undoubtedly one of the world's most popular and successful granites that has been exported to every continent. It is a fine to medium-grained, black gabbro with golden-yellow sparkling broncite scales. Internationally this stone may be nominated as a granite; However in Europe the stone must be nominated as a gabbro because the European Standard EN 12440 (Natural Stone, Denomination Criteria) demands a scientific terminology determined with a petrografic examination according to EN 12407 and 4.2 of prEN 12670.
The quarrying area is Chimakurthi, Ongole, Andhra Pradesh, South India where about 50 Galaxy quarries are operated; However not all operate 12 months of the year.
The first Black Galaxy quarry was opened in the early 1980s.
The actual Galaxy granite quarrying area is estimated to be some 1,000 acres and approximately 70% of all the quarried rough block and 90% of small blocks are exported to China for processing