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mineral
toughness
alaskite
microcline
endoskarn
mica
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feldspar
pegmatite
thick skin
tombstone
hureaulite
arenization
gneissoid
rock
scagliola
granitite
belgian block
granitification
vinquish
granitoid
luxullianite
torbernite
granitic
utah
cornubianite
amphibole
granitiform
bedding
granitelike
australia
oklahoma
gowan
liberty cap
quartz
microgranite
pyroxene
boron deficiency
zektzerite
holocrystalline
exoskarn
migmatite
moorstone
clapper bridge
granitized
graniteware
granitize
monzogranite
protogine
colorado
granitization
silicon
growan
granodiorite
rapakivi
plutonic
unakite
granolith
stone
statue
Definitions:
Noun
granite
Definition: plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
granite
Definition: something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness); "a man of granite"
Definition: A group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz. Usually contains one or more dark minerals, which may be mica, pyroxene, or amphibole. Granite is quarried for building stone, road gravel, decorative stone, and tombstones. Common colors are gray, white, pink, and yellow-brown.