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Microgranite

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porphyritic(geology) Containing large crystals in a fine mass of material.
granitoid(geology) Resembling granite.
granitenoun(petrology) A group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz. Usually contains one or more dark minerals, which may be mica, pyroxene, or amphibole. Granite is quarried for building stone, road gravel, decorative stone, and tombstones. Common colors are gray, white, pink, and yellow-brown.
granititenounAny of various types of granite containing a high percentage of biotite.
graystonenoun(uncountable, attributive) Any type of gray stone, such as limestone, used in building.
granulitenoun(geology) A fine-grained metamorphic rock composed chiefly of feldspar, quartz, and garnets.
gneissgranitenoun(geology) granitic gneiss
microgabbronoun(petrology) A fine-grained igneous rock with the same composition as gabbro but having an ophitic texture; diabase.
granodioritenoun(petrology) An intrusive igneous rock similar to granite, but containing more plagioclase than potassium feldspar.
monzogranitenounA kind of biotite granite rock, considered to be the final fractionation product of magma.
granite bluenounA dull grayish-blue color.
granitisationnounAlternative form of granitization. [(geology) The process of sedimentary rock becoming granite through remelting and recooling.]
greisennoun(geology) A highly altered granitic rock containing quartz and mica.
protoginenoun(geology) A form of granite containing silvery flakes of talc or similar minerals.
microconglomeratenoun(geology) A sedimentary rock composed of relatively coarse sand grains in a very fine silt or clay matrix
granitizationnoun(geology) The process of sedimentary rock becoming granite through remelting and recooling.
aplitenoun(geology) A fine-grained granitic rock composed mostly of quartz and feldspars.
granitificationnounThe act or process of forming into granite.
greystonenoun(British spelling) Alternative form of graystone. [(uncountable) A type of gray volcanic rock, typically containing feldspar and iron.]
mangeritenoun(mineralogy) A plutonic intrusive igneous rock, essentially a hypersthene-bearing monzonite.

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