Granite Photos
Granite Photos
Granite
last edited:
2/28/11
number of photos: 59
Granite is a coarse-grained (phaneritic), plutonic, igneous rock
rich in
orthoclase feldspar and quartz.
Some albite (sodium plagioclase feldspar)
may also
be present.
Accessory minerals are
commonly
muscovite, biotite, or hornblende.
It is the orthoclase feldspar that
imparts a pink to red color of granite.
photos
the minerals that make up granite:
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granite, rough:
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granite, polished: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
granite, weathered:
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porphyritic biotite granite:
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biotite granite:
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granite, Baltic Brown:
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muscovite-biotite granite:
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orbicular granite:
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alkali granite:
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hornblende granite:
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red granite, rough:
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Schultze granite, central Arizona:
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granite in
use:
granite countertops:
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Just
credit photos to R.Weller/Cochise College.
copyright 2011-R.Weller