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Learn about the use of gamma-ray spectroscopy to identify the quarry that was the source of granite found in ancient Roman ruins
Glacial erratic perched on low pedestal of massive granite, Tulare county, Calif. granite: photomicrograph Whaleback outcroppings of Precambrian granite of the basement complex in the Matopo Hills, southwestern Zimbabwe. Granite quarry at St. Cloud, Minnesota. Figure 42: Granitic rock consisting of reddish orange feldspar, nearly white quartz, and green epidote that appears to have been introduced into an original quartz-feldspar granite. This rock, sometimes called unakite, is used widely in jewelry.
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Basalt sample returned by Apollo 15, from near a long sinous lunar valley called Hadley Rille. Measured at 3.3 years old.
(Bed) Rocks and (Flint) Stones
Cross section of Earth showing the core, mantle, and crust
The Solid Earth Quiz
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Scottish fold cat. A genetic mutation caused (in the original cat-1961) the ears to bend forward and down.
Shorthair Cat Breeds
Watergate scandal. Richard M. Nixon. President Nixon gives a press conference and talks to the press, March 12, 1971.
9 American Political Scandals
Coriander leaves, fresh green cilantro on wooden background, herbs
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Four year old boy with grandfather and father lighting Hanukkah menorah. Photo taken on: December 21st, 2009
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Facsimile of one of William Henry Ireland's forgeries, a primitive self-portrait of William Shakespeare(tinted engraving). Published for Samuel Ireland, Norfolk Street, Strand, December 1, 1795. (W.H. Ireland, forgery)
The Time a Law Clerk Successfully Forged a New Shakespeare Play to Impress His Dad
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Nativity Scene, Adoration of the Magi, Church of the Birth of the Virgin Mary, Montenegro
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granite: References & Edit History

Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Granite classification using machine learning and edge computing. Nov 23, 2024
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Editorial: Granite Petrogenesis and Geodynamics. Aug 16, 2024
Add new Web site: The Royal Society of Western Australia - Geology of granite. May 26, 2023
Add new Web site: Geology.com - Granite. Sep 25, 2022
Corrected display issue. Jan 07, 2019
Add new Web site: Minerals Education Coalition - Granite. May 03, 2018
Media added. May 17, 2016
Add new Web site: Quatr.us - What is granite? Feb 27, 2014
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Granite. Jan 28, 2013
Add new Web site: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Granite. Jun 06, 2011
Geologic time data updated. Sep 11, 2009
Added new Web site: Mineral Zone - Granite. Nov 10, 2008
Article revised and updated. Dec 08, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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