Granite is the most prevalent igneous rock in the earth's composition, so its use has minimal impact, and quarrying companies employ increasingly sustainable practices. Read more: 50 Small ...

A series of satellitic stocks are notably alkalic. Along the edges of the granite there are considerable masses and an interrupted belt of darker, usually hopblendic rock. In places this has ...

Igneous rock is formed by the cooling of molten rock, either at the surface (lava), or underground (as granite or other similar rocks). The heat of molten rock usually incinerates organisms rather ...

Intrusive igneous rocks are formed by magma that has cooled slowly, deep underground. Granite is an intrusive igneous rock. Granite has large crystals which can be easily seen with the naked eye.