There are many different types of Granite that can be seen in our cities, some are given trade names. Here are some pictures of some of them.

"Baltic Brown" - orbicular granite from Scandinavia

Peterhead Granite - pale pink with xenoliths (inclusions of other rock) from Aberdeenshire

"Balmoral Red" Granite - from Scandinavia
 
 

Gneisses - high grade metamorphic rocks are being used more frequently as gravestones - here are pictures of three sorts