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1. granite
   Highly felsic igneous plutonic rock, typically light in color; rough plutonic equivalent of rhyolite. Granite is actually quite rare in the U.S.; often the term is applied to any quartz-bearing plutonic rock.
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2. granite
   phaneritic igneous rock typically made up of quartz - 20-60 percent, alkali-feldspar > plagioclase feldspar, and 5-20 percent dark minerals (typically biotite ± muscovite ± hornblende).
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3. granite
   [n] - plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture 2. [n] - something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness)
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4. Granite
   a light-coloured intrusive igneous rock made up of the minerals quartz and feldspar with biotite and / or muscovite mica. The crystals are big enough to be visible without magnification. Granite is formed from the melting of the continental crust rocks
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5. granite
   igneous, crystalline, equigranular, coarse-grained rocks consisting essentially for feldspar and quartz, with varying amount of mica, and other ferro-magnesian minerals; hence granite stone; a very hard, granular rock formed by the agglomeration of quartz crystals with feldspar and mica Category: The cosmos
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6. Granite
   a coarse-grained igneous rock cooled and consolidated at depth in the earth's crust. Three essential minerals must be present; feldspar, mica and quartz. (Illustration) It can be very smooth faced, ie axed, fine axed, double axed or polished. The first Aberdeen granite masters actually went ...
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7. Granite
   Gran'ite noun [ Italian granito granite, adj., grainy, past participle of granire to make grainy, from Latin granum grain; confer French granit . See Grain .] (Geol.) A crystalline, granular rock, consisting of...
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8. granite
   <geology> A crystalline, granular rock, consisting of quartz, feldspar, and mica, and usually of a whitish, grayish, or flesh-red colour. It differs from gneiss in not having the mica in planes, and therefor in being destitute of a schistose structure. ... Varieties containing hornblende are c...
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9. granite
   noun something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness); `a man of granite`
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10. granite
    a hard igneous rock consisting of clearly visible crystals of various minerals especially valued as building material
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11. Granite
    • (n.) A crystalline, granular rock, consisting of quartz, feldspar, and mica, and usually of a whitish, grayish, or flesh-red color. It differs from gneiss in not having the mica in planes, and therefore in being destitute of a schistose structure.
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12. granite
    coarse- or medium-grained intrusive igneous rock that is rich in quartz and feldspar; it is the most common plutonic rock of the Earth`s crust, ... [23 related articles]
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13. granite
    granite 1. A common, coarse-grained, light-colored, hard igneous rock consisting chiefly of quartz, orthoclase or microcline, and mica; used in monuments and for building. 2. Unyielding endurance; steadfastness: a will of granite. 3. Etymology: from French granit(e), from Italian granito, 'granite...
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14. Granite
    Medium to coarse grained igneous rock that is rich in quartz and potassium feldspar. Derived from felsic magma.
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15. Granite
    frozen flavoured ice-crystals, similar to a slushy sorbet.
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16. granite
    granite, coarse-grained igneous rock of even texture and light color, composed chiefly of quartz and feldspars. It usually contains small quantities of mica or hornblende, and minor accessory minerals may be present. Depending on the feldspar present, granite may be pink, dark gray, or light gray. I...
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17. Granite
    Granite is a plutonic, igneous, crystalline, granular rock, consisting generally of quartz, feldspar, and mica, mixed up without regular arrangement of the crystals, and usually of a whitish, greyish, or flesh-red colour. The grains vary in size from that of a pin's head to a mass of almost one mete...
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18. granite
    Click images to enlargeCoarse-grained intrusive igneous rock, typically consisting of the minerals quartz, feldspar, and biotite mica. It may be pink or grey, depending on the composition of the feldspar. Granites are chiefly used as building materials. Granite is formed when magma (molten rock) is forced between othe...
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19. Granite
    very hard and durable stone: can average over 350 to 400 million years old and range in colour from black, grey, pale to dark pink, yellow to vibrant red
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20. Granite
    `Granite` () is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granites usually have a medium- to coarse-grained texture. Occasionally some individual crystals (phenocrysts) are larger than the groundmass, in which case the texture is known as porphyritic. A granitic rock wit...
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21. Granite
    (Northern Rock vehicle) `Granite` is a securitisation vehicle created by the British bank Northern Rock, based in publisher=The Daily Telegraph |date=2008-02-20 |accessdate=2008-02-22 | location=London | first1=Philip | last1=Aldrick | first2=Katherine | last2=Griffiths-->--> Northern Rock, a...
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