High Cascade Granite is quarried in the North Cascade mountain range of the Pacific Northwest. It is an igneous stone dark grey in color consisting mostly of quartz and feldspar. It is a hard, durable material and for stone sculpture it exceeds the test of time.
One of three largest deposits of igneous basalt on earth is located in the Pacific Northwest. It is a dense stone with a very fine grain and a high silica content. Very black in color and able to take a high polish makes it extremely desirable for large outdoor stone sculpture.
Exotic stones vary in chemical-mineralogical composition and are located all over the earth in relatively small deposits. Primarily marble, they include 420 million year old fossils and color ranges from deep blues to brilliant orange resulting in beautiful stone sculpture.