granite
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Burial plot space where caskets are placed by depth versus side-by-side can cut costs, as can opting for a niche, a granite, marble, or glass space where cremated ashes are stored.
From Seattle Times
For a lower maintenance stone kitchen floor, consider granite.
From Seattle Times
A 2,000-tonne consignment of granite arrived on Wednesday, to be installed as a rock berm defence on the shoreline.
From BBC
The temperature was dropping quickly, but there was still sunlight packed in the granite.
From New York Times
According to county officials, the state is trying to plug the breach — which has grown to 120 feet — with granite boulders.
From Los Angeles Times
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