Material source record

Gardenia White Granite

Source checked 25 Sept 2026

Full-size source sample visually checked against its named material page. Site-owner approval; photographer and producer-issued license are not documented.

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Material sources

Rock of Ages: Gardenia and Rockwell White history

Structural Stone: Gardenia White material reference

MSHA mine information

White granite with dark veining from the Gardenia and adjacent Rockwell White quarries in Rowan County, North Carolina. Historical producer records identify the two sources as the same granite, marketed as Gardenia White.

Historical permit. Kept separately from the 813 records in the main MSHA register.

Listed supplier: Gardenia and Rockwell quarries (historical source)
Quarry / operation: Gardenia and Rockwell White quarries (historical)
Location: Rockwell, North Carolina
Color families: White, Gray
Supply route: Historically produced as dimension blocks and building stone. Current inventory and new extraction are unconfirmed.
Listing source: Producer documentation · source checked 25 Sept 2026
Photograph: Sourced photograph · checked 2026-09-25

Independent source checks

U.S. material origin: VERIFIED
Material identity: VERIFIED
Producer relationship: VERIFIED_HISTORICAL; CURRENT_SUPPLY_REVIEW
Quarry relationship: VERIFIED_HISTORICAL_GARDENIA_AND_ROCKWELL; CURRENT_SUPPLY_REVIEW
Quarry location: REVIEW
Operating record: ABANDONED_RELATED_MSHA_RECORDS
Photo source: VERIFIED
Photo permission: SITE_OWNER_APPROVED
Technical data: REVIEW

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Restoration and matching

Historical material names: Rockwell White
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Former operators: Rock of Ages / Carolina Quarries
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Quarry history: Historical filings describe Gardenia and adjacent Rockwell White as the same granite, with their combined production reported as Gardenia White.
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Historical record context

Prior source review · MSHA snapshot 18 Sept 2026

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Source-described uses

Cladding & exterior walls · Interior walls & fireplaces · Flooring

Uses described by the producer. This is not a finding of suitability for a particular assembly or project.

Application source

Related quarry / permit records

Rowan Quarry

Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC

MSHA 3102103 · Abandoned since 11/16/2023

Provisional historical permit association; mine-name succession under reviewFind in quarry register View operation record

Rockwell

Rockwell Granite Company

MSHA 3102101 · Abandoned since 02/15/2005

Historical site match; producer-documented Rockwell White sourceFind in quarry register View operation record

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Supplier technical resources

Published specification summaries are available; a traceable material-specific laboratory report has not been verified.

Rock of Ages historical filings document Gardenia White and adjacent Rockwell White production. Current dimension-stone extraction and the supplying operator are unconfirmed.