Sunset Red is a striking granite from the United States, widely recognized in the trade as Texas Pink. This stone features a coarse grain structure and a warm, pinkish-red dominant colour that brings warmth to any interior or exterior space. Its robust nature makes it ideal for high-traffic areas, including kitchen countertops, flooring, and outdoor paving. The material accepts various finishes, from polished to honed, allowing designers to tailor the surface texture to their specific aesthetic needs. Marmi di Carrara supplies Sunset Red in blocks, standard slabs of 2 or 3 cm, and custom cut-to-size pieces. We provide detailed photos of actual slabs before purchase to ensure you select the exact shade and pattern required for your project.
Petrographic description
Coarse-grained granite with a distinct pinkish-red hue.
Sunset Red is a Granite quarried in United States, catalogued in the Marmi di Carrara atlas under the international reference ICUSGR00135. Its dominant tone is pink & rose, with coarse grain.
Like every granite, it is supplied as raw blocks, gangsaw slabs in 2 and 3 cm and cut-to-size pieces made in our Carrara plants. Recommended finishes: polished, honed, flamed, bush-hammered, leathered. Typical applications: kitchen worktops, exterior cladding and paving, stairs, monuments, high-traffic floors.
Availability varies with the quarry campaigns: before quoting we check current stock, block sizes and the selection grade, and we send photos of the actual slabs. Price and transport are confirmed by our technical office within one working day.
Texas Pink Granite: complete guide
Overview
Texas Pink is a warm-toned pink granite, tending towards reddish, quarried in Central Texas. It is chosen for cladding, monuments and paving that call for a bold colour and a very hard-wearing stone.
History and origin
Central Texas has outcrops of pink granite that have been used for over a century in the state's public and private buildings. The stone has become an emblematic material of the region, used for buildings, monuments and retaining works. It is available as blocks, slabs and finished pieces. Marmi di Carrara supplies it on request.
Appearance
The background is bright pink with reddish tinges from the large feldspar crystals, alternating with translucent grey quartz and small dark minerals. The pattern is granular, with some variability in tone between batches. Polished, it shows saturated colours; flamed, it becomes a lighter, more even pink.
Uses
Ideal for façades, bases, monuments, stairs and urban paving. At home it can be used for kitchen worktops, floors and fireplace surrounds. Its intense colour calls for well-considered pairings, especially in small rooms.
Care and maintenance
It is unaffected by acids and frost: for routine maintenance water and a neutral detergent are all that is needed. On worktops, a stain-proofing impregnator makes it easier to clean off grease and oils.
- Classification
- granite
- Density
- approx. 2,650 kg/m³ (indicative)
- Mohs hardness
- approx. 6-7
- Water absorption
- low
- Main use
- outdoor and indoor
- Acid resistance
- high
FAQ
Is Sunset Red suitable for outdoor use?
Granite: excellent for façades, paving and stairs in any climate. Tell us the climate and exposure of the project and we will recommend the right finish and thickness.
What is the price of Sunset Red per m²?
Indicative price from €90/m² for polished 2 cm slabs ex works Carrara, VAT excluded. The final figure depends on selection, block size, finish and quantity; a personalised quote is free.
How is Sunset Red shipped from Italy?
Slabs travel in wooden A-frames inside 20-foot containers (about 25 tonnes); blocks ship loose or in open-top containers. We quote FOB, CIF or door-to-door to any port or site.
