Granite countertops cost about $3,300 on average, or between $2,000 and $4,500 for most jobs. ... This solid black granite, sourced from India, makes a beautiful, dramatic statement.

Granite counters have been all the rage for a decade, ... Often the slabs would be shipped from India or Brazil to shops in China with finishing and edging equipment.

At Bangalore, in Southern India, the quarrying of granite slabs by means of wood fire has been brought to such perfection, that an account of the method may not be out of place. The rock is a grey ...