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Name:
Granite
Derivation:
From "granum" (Latin) grain
Description:
Rather a spotty rock! Granite is made of several different minerals, and you can see the individual grains of these (hence its derivation).
Granite is made up of different minerals, including
feldspar
,
quartz
and
mica
. It sometimes glitters because of the quartz and mica.
It is very hard. It can be used in building (the photograph is of some buildings in Edinburgh).
Larger pictures of Granite:
A polished specimen.