This specification covers the material characteristics, physical requirements, and sampling method appropriate to the selection of granite dimension stone for general building and structural purposes. Granite dimension stone shall include stone that is sawed, cut, split, or otherwise finished or shaped, and shall specifically exclude molded, cast, or otherwise artificially aggregated units composed of fragments, crushed and broken stone. Granite stones covered here shall be used for: exterior and interior cladding of buildings and structures; curbstone, paving, and landscape features; structural components having established dimensions; grade separations and retaining walls; and monuments. The physical property requirements to which granite stones shall adhere to are absorption by weight, density, compressive weight, modulus of rupture, abrasion resistance, and flexural strength.