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Granite : (noun)
1: plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture;
generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
2: something having the quality of granite (unyielding
firmness); "a man of granite"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Syenite \Sy"e*nite\, n. [L. Syenites (sc. lapis), from Syene,
Gr. ?.] (Min.)
(a) Orig., a rock composed of quartz, hornblende, and
feldspar, anciently quarried at Syene, in Upper Egypt,
and now called granite.
(b) A granular, crystalline, ingeous rock composed of
orthoclase and hornblende, the latter often replaced or
accompanied by pyroxene or mica. Syenite sometimes
contains nephelite (el[ae]olite) or leucite, and is then
called nephelite (el[ae]olite) syenite or leucite
syenite.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Granite : \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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Granite, CO
Zip code(s): 81228
Granite, MD
Zip code(s): 21163
Granite, OK (town, FIPS 30950)
Location: 34.96294 N, 99.37830 W
Population (1990): 1844 (587 housing units)
Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 73547
Granite, OR (city, FIPS 30500)
Location: 44.81056 N, 118.41941 W
Population (1990): 8 (48 housing units)
Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Granite, UT (CDP, FIPS 30900)
Location: 40.56743 N, 111.80560 W
Population (1990): 3300 (903 housing units)
Area: 10.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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