granite
Example Sentences
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As the water interacts with rocks, especially silicate rocks such as granite, it gradually breaks them down.
From Science Daily
No expense has been spared on its interior design, which features stunning hardwood floors, granite countertops in the kitchen, and heated tile flooring in the primary bathroom.
From MarketWatch
Preservationists have sued to stop him from painting the gray granite facade.
Most Europeans see trans-Atlanticism as something like an edifice, with a wooden facade built over brick walls sitting on granite foundations.
At regular intervals divers found large granite standing stones – or monoliths – protruding above the wall in two parallel lines.
From BBC
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