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  2. S-type granite - Wikipedia

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    The S-type Granya Granite shows the characteristic white feldspars, grey quartz, and black biotite, the highly reflective mineral is muscovite. The S-type Strathbogie Granite crops out in the Strathbogie Ranges of Australia. A hand sample from the Strathbogie Granite has a porphyritic texture with larger crystal of grey quartz, called ...

  3. Mohs scale - Wikipedia

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    Mohs scale. The Mohs scale (/ moʊz / MOHZ) of mineral hardness is a qualitative ordinal scale, from 1 to 10, characterizing scratch resistance of minerals through the ability of harder material to scratch softer material. The scale was introduced in 1812 by the German geologist and mineralogist Friedrich Mohs, in his book Versuch einer ...

  4. List of rock types - Wikipedia

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    A sample of andesite (dark groundmass) with amygdaloidal vesicles filled with zeolite. Diameter of view is 8 cm. Adakite – Volcanic rock type; Andesite – Type of volcanic rock; Alkali feldspar granite – Type of igneous rock rich in alkali feldspar; Anorthosite – Mafic intrusive igneous rock composed predominantly of plagioclase

  5. Lithology - Wikipedia

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    Lithology. Stratigraphy as seen in southeastern Utah. The lithology of a rock unit is a description of its physical characteristics visible at outcrop, in hand or core samples, or with low magnification microscopy. Physical characteristics include colour, texture, grain size, and composition. [1][2][3] Lithology may refer to either a detailed ...

  6. Granite - Wikipedia

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    Granite (/ ˈɡrænɪt / GRAN-it) is a coarse-grained (phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly cools and solidifies underground.

  7. Cornubian batholith - Wikipedia

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    The lines represents the 20 mGal Bouguer anomaly. The Cornubian batholith is a large mass of granite rock, formed about 280 million years ago, which lies beneath much of Cornwall and Devon in the south-western peninsula of Great Britain. The main exposed masses of granite are seen at Dartmoor, Bodmin Moor, St Austell, Carnmenellis, Land's End ...

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