Patent ID: 8034432

Claim:
Colored granules comprising: (a) a base material of crushed and sized mineral aggregates in the form of granules; and (b) an insolubilized coating material covering said granules comprising: (i) dark IR-reflective pigments; and (ii) coarse non-pigmentary titanium dioxide of particle size distribution: 100% less than 40 microns (−325 mesh) 50-100% less than 10 microns 0-15% less than 1 micron; wherein when said colored granules have a Hunter Lightness L>/=25.0, the colored granules have a Total Solar Reflectance of at least 25% and when said colored granules have a Hunter Lightness L<25.0, the colored granules have a Total Solar Reflectance of at least 20%.