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Granite is defined as a course grained rock that must have plagioclase feldspar, potassium (aka alkali) feldspar, and quartz. Granite can also have a number of secondary minerals like micas or hornblende, but these secondary minerals do not have to be present.

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Granite's mineral composition is mainly quartz and feldspar. Approximately 80 percent of this igneous rock is made up of these two minerals, The other minerals found in granite are mica and amphibole.

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Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granite has a medium to coarse texture, occasionally with some individual crystals larger than the groundmass forming a rock known as porphyry. Granites can be pink to dark gray or even black, depending on their chemistry and mineralogy. Outcrops of granite tend to form tors, and rounded massifs. Granites sometimes occur in circular depressions surrounded by a range of hills, formed by the metamorphic aureole or hornfels.
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Granite is a hard, coarse-grained rock that makes up most of the Earth's rocky surface. It mainly consists of three minerals: quartz, alkali feldspar and plagioclase feldspar. It also has small amounts of hornblende and biotite mica.

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Granite is composed primarily of quartz, feldspar and mica.

It is a widely occurring group of intrusive, igneous rocks that form at great depth and pressure under continents.

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What type of composition does granite have?

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What does it mean to have andesitic composition?

Rocks have a composition between that of granite and basalt


Is granite the plutonic equivalant of rhyolite?

Yes. Granite and Rhyolite have the same composition.


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What is the difference between granite and gabbro?

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granite has its composition _ quartz+alkali feldspar


Do diorite and rhyolite have the same chemical composition?

No. Diorite has the same composition as andesite while Rhyolite has the same composition as granite.


What continental crust has the average composition of?

Granite. Most of the crust is composed of granite. Feldspar is the most common mineral in the earth's crust.Silicon, (Si) and Alluminium, (Al).


How does a Granite rock and a Gabbro rock differ from each other?

The counterpart of Granite is Rhyolite,the counterpart of Gabbro is Basalt. Gabbro is mafic(Dark coloured) ,Granite is felsic (light coloured) Granite forms from magma of Granitic composition while Gabbro forms from magma of Basaltic composition.


What is the difference between red granite and granite?

The composition changes the appearance and colour of the granite. A granite that appears more red in colour will have more of the mineral orthoclase feldspar, whereas the lighter and more white in appearance will have less orthoclase and maybe more plagioclase feldspar and quartz in the composition.