Granite - Rock/Mineral Project

Jennifer KinserCaitlin FloydMGMS 7401

GRANITE

Granite is a rock.More specifically it is classified as an Igneous Rock. (Allen, 2009)

ROCK OR MINERAL?

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Created from magma that could be as deep as 40 miles

Magma cools slowly under the ground creating large crystals

Instrusive rock: meaning it cooled under the surface70-80% of Earth's crust (Stille, 2008)

FORMATION

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WHAT MAKES UP GRANITE?

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QuartzFeldsparMicaAmphibolesOther mineralsThis combination of

minerals creates a red, gray, pink, or white color with visible crystals (Mottana, Crespi, & Liborio, 1978)

COMPOSITION

Granite’s minerals in relative proportion. Image retrieved from http://www.mnh.si.edu/earth/text/3_1_2_1.html

Yosemite Nature Notes - Granite

VIDEO

Used for thousands of years

Interiorcounter topsStairs

ExteriorBridgesMonuments (Granite, 2014)

ECONOMIC VALUE

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blisteringchippingcrackingdetachmenteffl orescenceerosionflakingpeelingrising dampspallingSubflorescence

(Granite, 2014)

CONCERNS WITH GRANITE

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Granite can be found in natural exposures such as: Stone Mountain, GeorgiaYosemite Valley, CaliforniaMt. Rushmore, South DakotaPikes Peak, ColoradoWhite Mountains, New Hampshire (King, n.d)

Found on all continents Found under most mountain chains

(Hyslop & Lott, 2007)

GRANITE EVERYWHERE!

GRANITE ACROSS THE USA

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Stone Mountain Located in the largest

body of granite in the state

Elberton, Georgia Largest producer in the

world (Core and Witherspoon, 2013)

GRANITE IN GEORGIA

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GRANITE ACROSS GEORGIA

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Allen, N.K. (2009). Granite and other igneous rocks . New York, NY: PowerKiDS Press

Core, P. J. W., and Witherspoon, W. (2013). Roadside Geology of Georgia . Missoula, MT, United States of America: Moutain Press Publishing Company.

Granite: Characteristics, Uses, and Problems. (2012). U.S. General Services Administration. Retrieved September 25, 2014 from http://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/111938

Hyslop, E. & Lott, Graham. (2007). Rock of ages: the story of British granite . Retrieved September 28, 2014 from http://www.mnh.si.edu/earth/text/3_1_2_1.html

King, H. (n.d). Granite. Retrieved September 25, 2014 from http://geology.com/rocks/granite.shtml

REFERENCES

Mottana, A, Crespi, R. & Liborio, G. (1978). Rocks and minerals. New York, New York: Simon and Schuster.

Stille, D. R. (2008). Igneous rocks from fire to stone . Minneapolis, Minnesota: Compass Point Books

The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica. (n.d). Granite. Retrieved September 25, 2014 from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/241660/granite

The Rock – Granite. (n.d). Amethyst Galleries’ Mineral Gallery. Retrieved September 25, 2014 from http://www.galleries.com/rocks/granite.htm

Three rocks and their minerals. (n.d) The Dynamic Earth. Retrieved September 24, 2014 from http://www.mnh.si.edu/earth/text/3_1_2_1.html

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