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Curling stones on rink.
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The curling stone (also sometimes called a rock in North America) is made of granite and is specified by the World Curling Federation. The granite for the stones comes from two sources: Ailsa Craig, an island off the Ayrshire coast of Scotland, and the Trefor Granite Quarry in Wales.