granite

Table of Contents

Introduction References & Edit History Related Topics

Images & Videos

Learn about the use of gamma-ray spectroscopy to identify the quarry that was the source of granite found in ancient Roman ruins

Glacial erratic perched on low pedestal of massive granite, Tulare county, Calif.

granite: photomicrograph

Whaleback outcroppings of Precambrian granite of the basement complex in the Matopo Hills, southwestern Zimbabwe.

Granite quarry at St. Cloud, Minnesota.

Figure 42: Granitic rock consisting of reddish orange feldspar, nearly white quartz, and green epidote that appears to have been introduced into an original quartz-feldspar granite. This rock, sometimes called unakite, is used widely in jewelry.

Discover

In this aerial photo, structures are damaged and destroyed October 15, 2005 in Balakot, Pakistan. It is estimated that 90% of the city of Balakot was leveled by the earthquake. The death toll in the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck northern Pakistan on October 8, 2005 is believed to be 38,000 with at least 1,300 more dead in Indian Kashmir. SEE CONTENT NOTES.

6 of the World’s Deadliest Natural Disasters

Ice Sledge Hockey, Hockey Canada Cup, USA (left) vs Canada, 2009. UBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver, BC, competition site for Olympic ice hockey and Paralympic ice sledge hockey. Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Vancouver Olympics

10 Best Hockey Players of All Time

bird. mourning dove. pigeon and dove. Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) family Columbidae.

Nikola Tesla's Weird Obsession with Pigeons

Small, white rat (genus Rattus) on a glass table. (rodent, laboratory, experiment)

Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture

earthquake. Heavily damaged school in the town of Yingxiu after a major earthquake struck China's Sichuan Province on May 12, 2008.

The 6 Deadliest Earthquakes Since 1950

Vietnam War. U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson awards the Distinguished Service Cross to First Lieutenant Marty A. Hammer, during a visit to military personnel, Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam, October 26, 1966. President Johnson

Vietnam War Timeline

Chapter 4 pg 42 - Chapter header of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Published in 1884 by The American Publishing Company

Periods of American Literature

granite: Related Content

Written and fact-checked by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Photos and Videos

Glacial erratic perched on low pedestal of massive granite, Tulare county, Calif.

granite: photomicrograph

Whaleback outcroppings of Precambrian granite of the basement complex in the Matopo Hills, southwestern Zimbabwe.

Granite quarry at St. Cloud, Minnesota.

Figure 42: Granitic rock consisting of reddish orange feldspar, nearly white quartz, and green epidote that appears to have been introduced into an original quartz-feldspar granite. This rock, sometimes called unakite, is used widely in jewelry.

Learn about the use of gamma-ray spectroscopy to identify the quarry that was the source of granite found in ancient Roman ruins

See All Videos and Images →

Topics

greisen aplite granophyre S-type granite I-type granite rapakivi felsic and mafic rocks intrusive rock rhyolite diabase gabbro anorthosite nepheline syenite peridotite picrite lamprophyre syenite dacite

Dig Deeper: More Articles That Discuss This Topic

Precambrian: Greenstones and granites

Key People

Hans Cloos

German geologist

Herbert Harold Read

British geologist

Quiz

Basalt sample returned by Apollo 15, from near a long sinous lunar valley called Hadley Rille. Measured at 3.3 years old.

(Bed) Rocks and (Flint) Stones

Cross section of Earth showing the core, mantle, and crust

The Solid Earth Quiz