It forms from the slow crystallization of magma below earth s surface.
What does granite smell like.
I have a different type of granite and mine smells like cat piss around the edge where the sink was cut.
At first i thought it was my dishrag but even when i threw it in the wash got a clean one i could still smell.
The juices leaked and the smell was very rotten.
First i would like to say you go girl you are 15 and care about the smell of a counter.
I second the baking soda idea.
You are not alone.
Any suggestions on.
Try googling and see what pops up.
You know how granite feels under your hands and feet how it smells and the way it turns to gold in the last light of day but here are a few things you probably didn t know.
They need to be resealed.
I have learned that granite countertops start to smell after awhile.
Let it sit on it if that does not work try a little water and make a paste let sit for a little while.
I have started to notice a strange smell that smells like a soured dishrag that was left to dry all wadded up.
Somebody suggested me a air scrubber to remove airborne granite dust.
Granite is a light colored igneous rock with grains large enough to be visible with the unaided eye.
I just moved into a rental house that has brand new granite countertops.
Just like wet sponges eventually start to smell after a while granite countertops will do the same though it will be a longer process.
I was able to get the stain made by the juices out but the marble absorbed the smell.
Same stuff just happened to me the cut granite inside my kitchen luckily they put some plastic on the door and dust did not spread throught the house but the kitchen was a mess took me 3 days to clean julie did you do anything to try to clean the air.
Granite is composed mainly of quartz and feldspar with minor amounts of mica amphiboles and other minerals this mineral composition usually gives granite a red pink gray or white color with dark mineral.
Bodily fluids from decomposing bodies smell a lot worse than what you are dealing with might work.
And unlike the sponge you can t just throw a countertop away and get a new one.
Climbers love it even as it tears their flesh steals their gear and makes them feel oh so small.