1) Grey 2) Mineral 3) Rock 4) Stone 5) Stonework
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1) NH product 2) Austrian novella 3) Batholite 4) Batholith 5) Coarse-grained rock 6) Countertop choice 7) French word used in English 8) Hard igneous rock 9) Hard rock 10) Kitchen benchtop surface 11) Like curling stones 12) Monument material 13) Monument rock 14) Monument stone 15) Name for New Hampshire
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• (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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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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<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 common. See also the Note under Mica. Gneissoid gra...
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A plutonic rock in which quartz constitutes 10 to 50 percent of the felsic components and in which the alkali feldspar/total feldspar ratio is generally restricted to the range of 65 to 90 percent.
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An unstratified igneous rock composed of coarse grains or crystals of quartz, feldspar, mica and sometimes hornblende.
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A pink-colored, felsic, plutonic rock that contains potassium and usually sodium feldspars, and has a quartz content of about 10%. Granite is commonly found on continents but virtually absent from the ocean basins.
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A coarse-grained, intrusive igneous rock composed primarily of light colored minerals such as quartz
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a hard igneous rock consisting of clearly visible crystals of various minerals especially valued as building material
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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 quartz, feldspar, and mica, and usually of a whit...
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A coarse-grained igneous rock composed of K-feldspar, plagioclase, and quartz, with small amounts of ferromagnesian minerals.
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An igneous rock created deep within the earth. This rock is dense, difficult to create to final form, but is very durable
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a type of sherbet; a sweetened, flavored ice.
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A coarse-grained, highly felsic, intrusive igneous rock composed of quartz, orthoclase feldspar, sodic plagioclase feldspar, and micas. Also sometimes a metamorphic product.
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A very hard, crystalline, igneous rock, gray to pink in color, composed of feldspar, quartz, and lesser amounts of dark ferromagnesium materials. Black granites are similar to true granites in structure and texture, but are composed of different minerals.
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See under soil type. Floor type Next to climate and grape variety, one of the most important factors influencing the quality of wine. The different soil types have developed over millions of years through physical and chemical weathering of rocks and through humification of organic matter. During physical weathering, natural forces such as win...
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A rough, igneous rock popular with climbers.
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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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noun something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness); `a man of granite`
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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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A fine to coarse-grained, igneous rock formed by volcanic action consisting of quartz, feldspar, and mica, with accessory minerals. Granite-type rocks include those of similar texture and origin-granite (scientific definition) - a visibly granular, crystalline rock of predominantly interlocking texture, composed essentially of alkalic feldspars and...
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A coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock consisting of quartz, feldspar and mica.
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A hard igneous rock that formed deep (several kilometres) underground. It formed from magma that cooled slowly so that the crystals grew to a large size (these are mainly quartz, feldspar and mica). The granites we see at the surface today were exposed when overlying rocks were worn away by erosion.
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(Igneous Intrusive Rock) Granite is possibly the most common igneous rock type known to the general public. Granite, which is named for its `granular` or phaneritic texture, has crystals that tend to be easily seen, although they are generally small. It is a rock that has been used for centuries for many different purpo...
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