granite
granite definition
gran·ite (gran′it)
noun
a very hard, coarsegrained, gray to pink, intrusive igneous rock, composed mainly of feldspar, quartz, mica, and hornblende
Etymology: It granito, granite, lit., grained, pp. of granire, to reduce to grains < grano < L granum, a seed, grain
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