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Granite

Granite Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Granite? [n] something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness); "a man of granite" [n] plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz Synonyms \| Synonyms for Granite: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Granite: aa \| abyssal rock \| adamant \| basalt \| bedrock \| block lava \| bone \| brash \| breccia \| brick \| cement \| concrete \| conglomerate \| crag \| diamond \| druid stone \| festooned pahoehoe \| flint \| gneiss \| heart of oak \| igneous rock \| iron \| lava \| limestone \| living rock \| magma \| mantlerock \| marble \| metamorphic rock \| monolith \| nails \| oak \| pahoehoe \| pillow lava \| porphyry \| pudding stone \| regolith \| rock \| ropy lava \| rubble \| rubblestone \| sandstone \| sarsen \| schist \| scoria \| scree \| sedimentary rock \| shelly pahoehoe \| steel \| stone \| talus \| tufa \| tuff See Also \| atomic number 14 \| batholite \| batholith \| firmness \| pluton \| plutonic rock \| Si \| silicon \| steadiness Granite In Webster's Dictionary \Gran"ite\, n. [It. granito granite, adj., grainy, p. p. of granire to make grainy, fr. L. granum grain; cf. F. granit. See {Grain}.] (Geol.) 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. Note: Varieties containing hornblende are common. See also the {Note} under {Mica}. {Gneissoid granite}, granite in which the mica has traces of a regular arrangement. {Graphic granite}, granite consisting of quartz and feldspar without mica, and having the quartz crystals so arranged in the transverse section like oriental characters. {Porphyritic granite}, granite containing feldspar in distinct crystals. {Hornblende granite}, or {Syenitic granite}, granite containing hornblende as well as mica, or, according to some authorities hornblende replacing the mica. {Granite ware}. (a) A kind of stoneware. (b) A Kind of ironware, coated with an enamel resembling granite.

Granite Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Granite?

[n] something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness); "a man of granite"
[n] plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz

Synonyms | Synonyms for Granite:

Granite In Webster's Dictionary

\Gran"ite\, n. [It. granito granite, adj., grainy, p. p.
of granire to make grainy, fr. L. granum grain; cf. F.
granit. See {Grain}.] (Geol.)
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.

Note: Varieties containing hornblende are common. See also
      the {Note} under {Mica}.



{Gneissoid granite}, granite in which the mica has traces of
   a regular arrangement.

{Graphic granite}, granite consisting of quartz and feldspar
   without mica, and having the quartz crystals so arranged
   in the transverse section like oriental characters.

{Porphyritic granite}, granite containing feldspar in
   distinct crystals.

{Hornblende granite}, or

{Syenitic granite}, granite containing hornblende as well as
   mica, or, according to some authorities hornblende
   replacing the mica.

{Granite ware}.
(a) A kind of stoneware.
(b) A Kind of ironware, coated with an enamel resembling
    granite.

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