Help! Does anyone know what color granite this is?

hilary86

14 years ago

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kelvar
14 years ago
It looks like mine...Antique Brown or another name for it is Maroon Cohiba. It's beautiful in person, but then again I'm biased!
jsweenc
14 years ago
Actually Marron (Spanish for brown) Cohiba (all I could find in translation was a name for a cigar). It's also gorgeous in leathered finish. We almost ended up with it, but I will warn you, if you are considering it, it has many veins criss-crossing it and my fabricators were so wary about cutting it that we decided to use a different stone. Some fabricators wouldn't hesitate, so if you are set on it, I'd look for one who is confident about cutting veined large-grained stones like that. It reads more gray in leathered, brown in polished.

jrueter just had the same installed and it's beautiful. See the link below, third post. It really is an amazing stone.

Here is a link that might be useful: Marron Cohiba
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jb1176
14 years ago
Marron Cohiba is a beautiful granite and I'm told can take a very high polish. I think I've read that fissures can be a problem with this stone.
jrueter
14 years ago
I agree that that looks like Marron Cohiba (or Antique Brown). It apparently can be tricky to work with - like most other large-grained stones. It can be brittle and harder to fabricate than other types. But it is gorgeous, and I am biased, because I am totally in love with mine! Pictures can't do it justice because so many of the facets change color as you move to different angles.
jsweenc
14 years ago
Where is this counter, Hilary?

One other possibility is Imperial Brown. I doubt it, because the grains are smaller and more consistent and there is little visible veining in it like I am seeing in your picture. But if you like this one, I would check out the IB also. It may be easier to fabricate. Not quite the dramatic effect of the MC/AB, but still lovely.

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