Black Africa granite

Nero Africa is a black granite which is quarried in South Africa, in the North-West, in an area of large natural parks where there are free pastures of Impala, an agile antelope from which the second name of this material derives, which is sometimes called Black Impala.

Nero Africa has a very ancient history: it belongs to a family of rocks of volcanic origin dating back to about 2 billion years ago, which were formed by the slow cooling of the magma underlying the earth’s crust and in fact it contains the typical elements of this process such as magnetite, pyrite and other minerals that have contributed to its black color.

The minerals that make up Nero Africa are well distributed, in fact this granite is very uniform and has excellent continuity of color and grain size.
It is a material that has a dark gray background, black dots and medium-fine grain.
It is a stone of great value and the fact that it is even present on the threshold of the Pantheon in Rome testifies to it.

The characteristics of Nero Africa granite

The strengths of this material are above all the great resistance to atmospheric agents (frost, rain, wind, etc.); resistance to acids; a very low imbibition coefficient or a poor absorption of liquids; a remarkable resistance to compression, abrasion and bending and for these reasons it lends itself very well to all processes.

The processes practiced on Nero Africa are the most varied: sawn, polished, honed, flamed, brushed, sandblasted, bush-hammered and waterjet and all these have the advantage of increasing the brightness of the material and the light that the stone reflects considerably increases its value by enhancing its peculiarities.

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Nero Impala is suitable for any environment, indoors and outdoors.
It can therefore be used in the building industry for floors, cladding and stairs in prestigious homes but also in shopping centers and showrooms as it is very suitable for large surfaces. It lends itself particularly well to the creation of kitchen countertops as it is easy to clean and maintain, but also in bathrooms for coverings, sinks and shower trays, where the glossy finish gives excellent results as it gives an orderly and clean appearance.

Due to its great resistance to the external agents mentioned above, Nero Impala is also excellent for outdoor use in urban furnishings for cladding the facades of buildings and skyscrapers where the finish is often flamed and in ventilated walls: the facade ventilated is a type of wall cladding that involves the application of panels that are not strictly adherent to the structure. The advantages of the ventilated wall are considerable and here we can mention the thermal comfort, the acoustic insulation as well as the aesthetic qualities.
Here an example of a sill in flamed Nero Africa granite

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