Granite sounds like a good idea.

I wonder about the flecks of soft mica in granite though. I've seen both granite and porcelain tile at Home Depot. I think those will be my next attempts.

I'm reading that marble is actually a relatively soft stone with a hardness no greater than 5 on the Mohs Hardness Scale compared to granite's 7. Here is more info on the hardness of granite:

"The Mohs Scale is used to determine the relative hardness of a mineral as a comparison to another mineral. Because granite is a rock composed of multiple minerals, only crystals of specific minerals within the granite would be tested for hardness. Granite is typically composed of quartz (Mohs-7), potassium feldspar (Mohs-6), and biotite and muscovite micas (Mohs-2.0-2.5). The varying amounts of these minerals would made it difficult to assign a specific Mohs hardness to granite generally. Besides the Mohs scale, which only measures the hardness of minerals by their ability to scratch or be scratched by another mineral, the hardness of granite is greater than many other rock types because of its interlocking mineral structure which is a result of the growth of mineral crystals out of a molten state. As different minerals reach their point of crystallization in the Bowen's reaction series, they form in the space that remains in which to form, resulting in crystals which are tightly interlocked with each other."

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Topic - Barry's Isolation Platforms - marble isn't hard enough - ggking7 18:24:33 01/25/11 (22)

RE: Barry's Isolation Platforms - marble isn't hard enough - tomservo 07:47:21 01/26/11 (14)

RE: Barry's Isolation Platforms - marble isn't hard enough - ggking7 11:25:17 01/26/11 (0)

The Military is getting into the audiophile business? Cool! - geoffkait 07:57:19 01/26/11 (12)

RE: The Military - unclestu 14:12:09 01/26/11 (6)

RE: The Military - Æ 16:44:49 01/26/11 (5)

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RE: The Military - unclestu 15:11:42 01/27/11 (2)

RE: The Military - geoffkait 15:31:09 01/27/11 (0)

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RE: The Military - geoffkait 17:09:28 01/26/11 (0)

RE: The Military is getting into the audiophile business? Cool! - tomservo 08:27:33 01/26/11 (4)

RE: The Military is getting into the audiophile business? Cool! - geoffkait 09:20:28 01/26/11 (3)

RE: The Military is getting into the audiophile business? Cool! - tomservo 09:58:05 01/26/11 (2)

RE: The Military is getting into the audiophile business? Cool! - geoffkait 12:11:29 01/26/11 (1)

RE: The Military is getting into the audiophile business? Cool! - tomservo 16:41:03 01/26/11 (0)

RE: Barry's Isolation Platforms - marble isn't hard enough - Æ 23:13:45 01/25/11 (6)

Granite sounds like a good idea. - ggking7 09:15:33 01/26/11 (5)

warning - unclestu 15:15:43 01/27/11 (1)

RE: warning - ggking7 10:01:20 01/28/11 (0)

Take nothing for granite. - geoffkait 14:11:40 01/27/11 (2)

Bluestone? - ggking7 14:24:06 01/27/11 (1)

RE: Bluestone? - geoffkait 15:00:18 01/27/11 (0)

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Granite sounds like a good idea. - ggking7 09:15:33 01/26/11 (5)

warning - unclestu 15:15:43 01/27/11 (1)

RE: warning - ggking7 10:01:20 01/28/11 (0)

Take nothing for granite. - geoffkait 14:11:40 01/27/11 (2)

Bluestone? - ggking7 14:24:06 01/27/11 (1)

RE: Bluestone? - geoffkait 15:00:18 01/27/11 (0)

Granite sounds like a good idea.

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