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  2. Granite - Wikipedia

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    Granite. 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.

  3. Alkali feldspar granite - Wikipedia

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    Alkali feldspar granite, some varieties of which are called 'red granite', [1] is a felsic igneous rock and a type of granite rich in the mineral potassium feldspar (K-spar). It is a dense rock with a phaneritic texture. The abundance of K-spar gives the rock a predominant pink to reddish hue; peppered with minor amounts of black minerals. [2] [3]

  4. Dimension stone - Wikipedia

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    Dimension stone. Large blocks of granite dimension stone being loaded at Teignmouth in Devon, southern England, in 1827. Dimension stone is natural stone or rock that has been selected and finished (e.g., trimmed, cut, drilled or ground) to specific sizes or shapes. Color, texture and pattern, and surface finish of the stone are also normal ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. Countertop - Wikipedia

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    Kitchen stone countertops, USA. Natural stone is one of the most commonly used materials in countertops. Natural stone or dimension stone slabs (e.g. granite) are shaped using cutting and finishing equipment in the shop of the fabricator. The edges are commonly put on by hand-held routers, grinders, or CNC equipment.

  7. Rapakivi granite - Wikipedia

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    Rapakivi granite is an igneous intrusive rock and variant of alkali feldspar granite. It is characterized by large, rounded crystals of orthoclase each with a rim of oligoclase (a variety of plagioclase). Common mineral components include hornblende and biotite. The name has come to be used most frequently as a textural term where it implies ...

  8. Kashmir granite - Wikipedia

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    Kashmir granite is granite found in Madurai, Tamil Nadu state, India. The two main Kashmir granite types are gold and white. [1] The former is a yellow coloured granite with black granules in its structure, [2] and the latter is a white base granite with brown and black mineral inclusions. People often tout Kashmir granite as a selling feature ...

  9. Milford pink granite - Wikipedia

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    Milford pink granite. Milford pink granite, also known as Milford granite or Milford pink is a Proterozoic igneous rock located in and around the town of Milford, Massachusetts, covering an area of approximately 39 square miles (100 km 2), as mapped by the USGS. It is also sometimes referred to as Braggville granite, for several quarries in the ...

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