Ailsa Craig Red Hone granite
E901452
Ailsa Craig Red Hone granite is a distinctive, fine-grained red granite from the Scottish island of Ailsa Craig, renowned as a premium material for manufacturing high-quality curling stones.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building material
ⓘ
granite ⓘ igneous rock ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Scottish curling stone tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWithSport | curling ⓘ |
| color | red ⓘ |
| commercialClassification | dimension stone ⓘ |
| commercialUse | specialized sporting equipment ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Ailsa Craig Common Green granite ⓘ |
| environmentalStatus | subject to conservation-related extraction limits ⓘ |
| extractedBy | quarrying ⓘ |
| foundInCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundInRegion | Ayrshire coast region ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | igneous intrusion of Paleogene age (approximate) ⓘ |
| grainSize | fine-grained ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
feldspar
ⓘ
mica ⓘ quartz ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor |
durability
ⓘ
impact resistance ⓘ low water absorption ⓘ premium curling stone material ⓘ |
| hasTexture | hone-like smoothness when finished ⓘ |
| hasVariety | Ailsa Craig Common Green granite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Firth of Clyde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Ailsa Craig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialOf |
World Curling Federation–approved stones
ⓘ
competition-grade curling stones ⓘ |
| minedUnder | restricted quarrying licenses ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ailsa Craig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableProperty |
ability to take a fine finish
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homogeneous mineral composition ⓘ uniform texture ⓘ |
| partOf | Ailsa Craig geological formations ⓘ |
| quarriedFrom | Ailsa Craig quarries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rarity | limited global source ⓘ |
| usedBy | curling stone manufacturers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
curling stone manufacturing
ⓘ
high-quality curling stones ⓘ |
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