2006-09-18 05:50:22 · 7 answers · asked by lillywhite_steve 1 in Sports ➔ Winter Sports ➔ Curling
Curling stones are made of granite, called Blue Hone, which comes from Ailsa Craig, Scotland. Because it is rare and very expensive many stones now are of less costly granite but have a special insert of this very special, extremely dense granite in the base.
A set of 16 stones costs about $12,000.
Check out this free info website (about Olympic sports) for more info.
http://www.allsports.com/olympics/curling/basics.htm
Bye,
Lenky
2006-09-18 06:01:24 · answer #1 · answered by Lenky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont know what they are made from but all curling stones in the world are made in Mauchline,Ayrshire,Scotland
they are the only factory in the world which still make them
curling actually originated in scotland
2006-09-18 05:59:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
granite, well the official ones anyway(olympic standards)
2006-09-18 08:46:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
curling ROCKS are made of granite!
2006-09-18 14:23:33 · answer #4 · answered by blonde_tornado2002 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
granite
2006-09-18 05:59:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
FANTASTIC!!!
2006-09-18 16:13:34 · answer #6 · answered by Report Abuse 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not sure
2006-09-18 05:59:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋