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More Indepth notes on Metals
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Geological Rocks & Minerals

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Ref: G7

Granite

Name: Granite with Orbicular Structure
Location: Virvik, Finland
Date: 2010
Composition:

Name: Granite Flooring
Location: N/A
Date: 2008
Caption: Granite is used in may commercial application. This picture is a Close-up of a granite floor tile.

Name: Rectangular Granite Blocks, Yosemite National Park
Location: Yosemite National Park **
Date: 2008
Caption: Yosemite National Park, California. Rectangular blocks formed in El Capitan Granite by intersecting joints.

Name: El Capitan Granite
Location: Yosemite National Park **
Date: 2008
Caption: Yosemite National Park, California. El Capitan Granite. Rock surface chemically etched and stained to differentiate potassium feldspar (orange- yellow), plagioclase (red), and quartz (uncolored). Figure 10-B, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1595

Name: El Capitan Granite
Location: Yosemite National Park **
Date: 2008
Caption: Yosemite National Park, California. El Capitan Granite, freshly broken rock surface. Figure 10-A, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1595.