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An uninhabited Scottish isle is home to the golden granite used in Olympic curling stones
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AILSA CRAIG, Scotland (AP) — If you’re looking to strike gold — silver or bronze, too — look to Ailsa Craig. This uninhabited isle 10 miles (16 kilometers) off the coast of southwest Scotland is the source of the super-dense granite used to make curling stones for the Winter Olympics. Jim English, co-owner of Kays Curling, took a few seconds to evaluate a boulder during a recent visit.