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Black Galaxy

Name: Black Galaxy Granite CDO: What Nobody Tells You 🤫
Price: 4200.00 PHP
Availability: InStock

₱4,200 per sqm

Quarry: India
Surface Finish: Polished
Edges: Natural (Unpolished)
Thickness: 18 mm
Requires Sealing: No

Bronzite flecks catch the ceiling lights and shift with your angle as you move around the island. Black Galaxy is dense enough to need no sealer, no two slabs ever carry the same scatter, and it is ₱4,200 per sqm in CDO.

Quarry	India
Surface Finish	Polished
Edges	Natural (Unpolished)
Thickness	18 mm
Requires Sealing	No

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Why Choose Black Galaxy

Unique Appearance Bronzite flecks pick up the light and shift with your angle, and no two slabs ever carry the same scatter.

No Sealing Required Dense enough that liquid cannot soak in, so a counter never wants a sealer bought or applied.

Heat-resistant Cookware goes from the burner straight onto the surface without scorching it.

Provides an Upscale Look A single-quarry Indian stone with name recognition that CDO contractors and designers specify by choice.

What Is Black Galaxy Granite?

A dense black stone, scattered with bronze.

Black Galaxy is a dense natural stone defined by the contrast between a deep black base and the metallic specks scattered across it. All of the appeal lives in that contrast, and it explains why the stone has held its place in kitchens for decades.

Geologically it sits in the gabbro family rather than being a true granite. The trade has used the granite label so long that it stuck, and what counts in practice is the mineral structure: dense, tightly interlocked, exceptionally hard-wearing.

European catalogues sometimes list it as Star Galaxy, and Galaxy Black turns up as well. Around CDO almost every fabricator says Black Galaxy.

What Are the Gold Flecks?

Those golden specks are bronzite crystals, out of the pyroxene family. They grow inside the rock rather than being introduced during processing, which is why the pattern never repeats from one slab to the next.

How densely they sit varies a great deal, and nothing else changes the look of a finished counter as much. Certain pieces read almost as glitter across the whole face, while others carry larger, sparser inclusions more like stars in a night sky.

Light is where that difference shows. A densely flecked slab sparkles from across a room; a sparse one stays near-solid black until you are standing over it.

Where Does Black Galaxy Granite Come From?

Quarrying happens in southern India, chiefly around Chimakurthy in Andhra Pradesh. That geology throws up the particular pairing of dark base rock and bronzite inclusion which defines the stone, and no other quarry copies it convincingly.

A single source cuts both ways for a buyer. Supply and quality standards stay consistent, but the genuine article carries a premium, and cheaper lookalikes on the market are usually a different stone altogether.

Where Can You Use Black Galaxy Granite in Cagayan de Oro?

Hardness and density let this stone go almost anywhere in a home, indoors or out. Below are the applications our CDO yard fabricates it for most often.

Kitchen countertops and islands
Bathroom vanity tops
Bar counters and reception desks
Feature walls and fireplace surrounds
Stair treads and risers

Any surface wanting depth rather than a flat block of colour suits it. Outdoors it performs just as well, since granite is UV-stable and will not yellow in full sun.

Where it works hardest is under directional light. A bar counter beneath spots or an island beneath pendants hands the bronzite something to catch, which a corridor of flat ceiling light never does.

What Slab Sizes Are Available?

Expect roughly 0.65 m to 0.90 m by 2.40 m to 3.00 m at 18 mm thickness, according to the cut and what is on the racks. Dimensions shift a little between pieces, as they do with any quarried stone.

Where a layout needs more than one, choose them together from a single batch. Fleck density varies enough that a mismatched seam is obvious at once, and hand-picking at the CDO yard is the only reliable way round it.

How Much Does a Black Galaxy Granite Countertop Cost in Cagayan de Oro?

Prices are subject to change without prior notice.

Item	Starting Rates
Black Galaxy slab	₱4,200 per sqm
Fabrication	₱500 per lm
Installation	₱500 per lm
Sink or hob cut-outs	₱500 per set

Cut-outs are billed only where the fitting is ours as well. Delivery is worked out from the distance to the Cagayan de Oro branch, and a job further into Northern Mindanao is costed the same way.

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How Do You Clean Black Galaxy Granite?

Three habits that keep the bronze sparkling.

Blot, Do Not Wipe

A blot lifts the spill off the surface where a wipe spreads it wider. That matters most with calamansi, vinegar and tomato, none of which are ever ideal on natural stone.

Use Only Granite Cleaner

Residue from dish soap builds up and dulls the polish, and it shows sooner on a dark reflective face than a pale one. A pH-balanced granite cleaner sidesteps the whole problem.

Always Keep the Surface Dry

On polished black nothing is as visible as a dried water droplet. One dry pass with a microfiber cloth is what keeps the bronzite reflecting properly.

Granite cleaners are stocked at our CDO yard, so pick one up when you collect your slab, or browse the wider stone care range.

How Do You Care for Black Galaxy Granite?

No sealing required, which leaves three things to remember.

Skip the Sealer

Few granites in CDO are dense enough to go without one, and this is among them. Apply a sealer anyway and it can dry to a hazy film, since the product has nowhere to penetrate.

Always Use a Cutting Board

Scratching it takes effort, but knives blunt on it faster than on timber. A board saves your blades and keeps the polish even in the spot you always work.

Never Sit or Stand on It

Hardness is not flex, and an overhang with nothing under it can split under body weight. Fetch a step stool for the light bulbs.

What Finishes Does Black Galaxy Granite Come In?

Three finishes, and the flecks behave differently in each.

Polished

Mirror gloss pulls the most reflection out of the bronzite, so the flecks genuinely sparkle beneath pendant lighting. This is the standard finish and the one that makes the stone what it is, at the cost of showing fingerprints and water spots more readily than the other two.

Honed

Matte and velvety with no reflection at all, closer to deep charcoal than to jet black. The flecks turn subtle instead of sparkling, which suits a buyer after the character without the shine.

Leathered

A softly textured grain holding most of the depth while burying fingerprints and watermarks far better than either alternative. Increasingly this is the pick for islands and bar counters in constant use.

Is Black Galaxy Granite Good for Kitchen Countertops?

One of the better natural stones for a hard-working kitchen.

Yes. Granite ranks among the most heat-resistant countertop materials going, and this one is denser than most. Five points decide how it lives.

Cookware comes off the burner straight onto it and will not scorch the surface, which is not true of engineered quartz. A trivet is still worth using, because any stone can crack if the temperature change is sudden and extreme.
Knife marks, sliding ceramic dishes and daily cleaning leave nothing visible on a stone this hard.
No sealing is ever required, because a dense composition keeps liquids from soaking in.
Fleck density differs in every slab, so the counter is genuinely unlike anyone else’s in CDO.
A dark ground hides the minor wear marks a pale surface would put on show.

Islands are where the stone earns its price. Pendant lighting fires the bronzite in a way flat ceiling light does not, so the counter changes character through the day.

Heavy use is the norm in a Kagay-anon kitchen. Adobo, sinigang, vinegar and hot oil together give a countertop a hammering that lighter, more porous stones handle badly, and this stone was made for exactly that job.

Does Black Galaxy Granite Need Sealing?

You can prove it yourself in fifteen minutes.

No. Density here is enough that liquids cannot get into the stone under normal kitchen and bathroom conditions.

Viscon White and Salt and Pepper have a more open mineral structure and genuinely gain from sealing. Dense stones such as this one and Absolute Black do not, which is why neither carries a sealing cost in CDO.

Prove it on your own slab. Leave a few drops of water somewhere inconspicuous for fifteen minutes and wipe them away: a stone that wants sealing darkens where the water sat, and this one comes up unchanged.

Across the life of a counter that is real money saved, with no sealer to buy and no resealing appointments to book. Where a sealer has already gone on by mistake, the residue can be stripped with a stone-safe product.

Black Galaxy vs Absolute Black Granite in Cagayan de Oro

The most common point of confusion, settled.

Both are premium black granites out of India, and at a glance they can pass for one another. Once you know what to look for the difference is obvious.

Choose Absolute Black if you want the counter to recede

Absolute Black is a solid, uniform black carrying virtually no visible mineral flecks. Across a room it reads as one unbroken plane, which is exactly right where the cabinetry or the backsplash is meant to carry the room.

Choose Black Galaxy if you want depth and movement

Bronzite hands the surface something to catch the light with, so it changes with your angle and with the hour. Under pendants that is a genuine feature rather than a detail.

On performance, they tie

Hardness, heat tolerance and freedom from sealing are the same in both, and both are ₱4,200 per square meter here. Neither is objectively better, so the decision comes down purely to the look you are after.

How they compare to marble and quartz

Quartz never wants sealing either, but its resin binder scorches under a hot pan and it yellows outdoors. Marble brings veining neither granite can imitate, though it etches on contact with calamansi or vinegar, can want sealing as often as every six months, and on the CDO list it is indent order, quoted per project.

What Colours Go With Black Galaxy Granite?

The bronze flecking introduces a warm undertone worth designing around.

This is a fussier stone than a solid black, because the flecks carry warmth that some palettes flatter and others fight.

White cabinetry is still the strongest pairing. Contrast lets the flecks read clearly instead of disappearing into a busy background, and cream or off-white does the same job with a softer result.

Lean into the warmth when you pick fittings. Brass, bronze and champagne finishes pick the bronzite up beautifully in a CDO kitchen, where cool chrome can sit slightly at odds with it.

Keep the backsplash plain. Patterned tile competes with the flecking and both elements lose out, which matters most in a compact kitchen.

What Are the Drawbacks of Black Galaxy Granite?

Worth knowing before you buy rather than after.

Three things deserve weighing before you commit. None of them is a fault in the stone, but each one costs somebody money or patience.

Fleck density is inconsistent between slabs, so a seam where dense meets sparse stands out at once on a multi-slab layout.
Fingerprints and water spots announce themselves on a polished finish, which is housekeeping rather than a defect.
Run across every surface it can swamp a compact CDO condo kitchen, while used as an accent the same stone is striking.

Ignore the first of those and it costs you money. Pick every slab together at the CDO yard, and get the fabricator planning seam placement before a saw touches anything.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Black Galaxy the same as Star Galaxy granite?

Yes. Most European catalogues say Star Galaxy, and Galaxy Black shows up in some markets. One stone out of the same quarry region in Andhra Pradesh sits behind all three names.

Quote by description rather than by name when comparing suppliers. Ask for the origin and the fleck density, since those are what actually differ between offers.

Why do Black Galaxy slabs look so different from each other?

Because the bronzite forms naturally, size and spacing move from block to block. Depending where in the quarry they were cut, two slabs at one price can read as glitter or as scattered stars.

Choosing in person at our CDO yard matters for exactly that reason. What a three-meter run will actually look like is not something a small sample can tell you.

Do the gold flecks fade over time?

No. Being a mineral inside the rock rather than a coating over it, bronzite has nothing to wear off or bleach. Granite is UV-stable too, so the colour holds outdoors as readily as indoors.

What does dull with time is the polish, usually through soap residue or abrasive cleaners. A granite-safe cleaner from our CDO yard preserves the reflection that makes the flecks visible.

Can Black Galaxy granite be used outdoors?

Yes. Granite will neither yellow nor fade in full sun, which suits lanais, dirty kitchens and pool bars where engineered quartz would discolour.

Consider a leathered or flamed face for anything underfoot or exposed to rain, since polished stone turns slippery once wet.

How do you remove water spots from Black Galaxy granite?

A granite-safe cleaner and a dry microfiber pass will lift them. Almost every mark on a dark polish is mineral residue left behind by dried water, not damage done to the stone itself.

A dull patch that stays put in one place usually means soap film, or a sealer somebody applied by mistake. Either one strips off with a stone-safe product at our CDO yard.

Why this stone never needs sealing

Should you choose Black Galaxy tiles or slabs?

Slabs, for any countertop. A cleaner result comes from fewer seams, and uninterrupted flecking is the whole reason anyone buys this stone.

Flooring, cladding, backsplashes and stair treads are where tiles earn their place, the smaller format being easier to handle. Tile a countertop and you introduce grout lines that trap dirt and break the effect up.

Is Black Galaxy granite outdated?

No. Demand has run continuously for well over a decade, which is unusual for any single stone and is the practical test of a classic.

Versatility is where the longevity comes from. Flecking reads as texture rather than as a period detail, so it works with raised-panel cabinetry and stripped-back modern joinery equally well.

Where can you buy Black Galaxy granite in Cagayan de Oro?

Stone Depot, from the Cagayan de Oro yard. Fleck density varies between slabs, so this is a stone genuinely worth selecting in person.

The yard is open Monday to Saturday, 8 AM to 5 PM, or email email@stonedepot.com to check current stock, and the rest of the granite range in CDO is on the same floor.

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