Gneiss · Wisconsin

Aqua Grantique

Krukowski Stone Company

Aqua Grantique: Aqua Grantique™ Sawn Heights.

Aqua Grantique is a Wisconsin hornblende gneiss from Krukowski Stone’s Aqua Quarry. Its dark blue to gray range can contain olive, white quartz and rust-colored veining. Commercial granite is a marketing classification; the producer identifies the quarry rock as gneiss.

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Colors
Black · Blue · Gray · Green · Multicolor · Variegated

Quarry origin

  • Aqua QuarryWisconsinOperator: Krukowski Stone Company Inc

Known sources; confirm the quarry and selection for your order.

Documented capabilities

Blocks
Yes

Quarry capability: the producer explicitly describes Aqua Quarry block extraction. Block dimensions and current permit match remain unresolved.

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Slabs
Yes

Producer product: cladding slabs/panels, not a quarry-gate service claim.

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Cut to size
Yes

Producer fabrication service.

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Available finishes
Shot-blast; Brushed; Honed; Polished; Corduroy

Material-specific cladding finishes. The custom-cut page highlights brushed, honed and shot-blast.

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available thicknesses
3 cm; 2 1/4 in; 3 1/2 in

Producer cladding-panel thicknesses; other products have separate dimensions.

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current recommended panel size
15 in × 30 in

Current producer guidance because natural seams restrict large-format yield; not a universal maximum for every product.

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thermal finish
No

Current material-specific text states that Aqua Grantique is no longer thermalled.

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rock faced finish
No

Current producer text says Aqua cannot be rock-faced because it fractures erratically. Existing photographs may illustrate earlier products.

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Restoration and matching

Archival source notes
Previously classified under commercial granite in Quarried’s NSI-derived record; the producer now identifies the quarry rock as hornblende gneiss. This preserves the former classification without changing the canonical Aqua Grantique name.

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