A type of concrete or paving material made from a mixture of stone chips or granules bound together with cement or a similar binder.
From 'grano-' (grain) + '-lite' (Greek lithos, stone). Developed as a trade name in the late 1800s/early 1900s for a durable, decorative surfacing material used on floors and walkways.
Granolite was the fancy modernist flooring of the early 20th century—it promised durability and style, and you can still find original granolite floors in old buildings, sometimes polished to a beautiful sheen that shows the actual stone chips inside.
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