Granite deposits are found worldwide, but there are relatively few places where white granite is exposed on the surface. One such place is a quarry not far from Winston-Salem, NC where there is a massive column of the stone about two miles in diameter. However, before this material can adorn public buildings and skyscrapers and be fashioned into countertops and floors, it must be cut out of the ground in 150-ton chunks. How it’s done may amaze you.
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