granite
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Meanwhile, the kitchen features granite countertops and oak cabinetry and opens into a dining area.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
Basalt, andesite, and granite can contain as much as 75 percent silicon dioxide.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
During the California test this January, EarthGrid's cigar-shaped boring machine chewed through three metres of granite.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
They are clad variously in red porphyry, black basalt, gray granite and yellowish sandstone from nearby Montjuïc, with emblems symbolizing the four evangelists, the 12 apostles and an assortment of Catholic saints and geographic regions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
We have plenty of stone and granite in Egypt, but wood is a scarce resource.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
Vocabulary lists containing granite
Earth Science - Middle School
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Earth Science - High School
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