Rapakivi Granite is a hornblende-biotite Granite containing large rounded crystals of orthoclase which are mantled with oligoclase 0
From Finnish Rapakivi which stands for crumbly rock 0
Durable Rock, Hard Rock 0
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock 0
Black, Grey, Orange, Pink, White 0
Bathrooms, Countertops, Decorative Aggregates, Entryways, Floor Tiles, Flooring, Homes, Hotels, Interior Decoration, Kitchens, Stair Treads 0
As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Office Buildings, Paving Stone, Resorts 0
Artifacts, Monuments, Sculpture, Small Figurines 0
Cemetery Markers, Commemorative Tablets, Creating Artwork, Curling, Laboratory bench tops, Tombstones 0
Igneous Protolith Granite, Sedimentary Protolith Granite, Mantle Granite, Anorogenic Granite and Hybrid Granite 0
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, It is One of the Oldest, Strongest and Hardest Rock 0
Archaeological Significance
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Granite is an igneous rock which is very hard, crystalline and is visibly homogeneous in texture and forms by melting of continental rocks 0
Amphibole, Biotite, Feldspar, Hornblade, Micas, Muscovite or Illite, Plagioclase, Pyroxene, Quartz 0
Aluminium Oxide, CaO, Iron(III) Oxide, FeO, Potassium Oxide, MgO, MnO, Sodium Oxide, Phosphorus Pentoxide, Silicon Dioxide, Titanium Dioxide 0
Burial Metamorphism, Cataclastic Metamorphism, Contact Metamorphism 0
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering 0
Chemical Erosion, Coastal Erosion, Water Erosion, Wind Erosion 0
Large and Coarse Grained 0
Dull to Grainy with Sporadic parts Pearly and Vitreous 0
Heat Resistant, Wear Resistant 0
Deposits in Eastern Continents
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China, India, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam 0
Angola, Egypt, Madagascar, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa 0
Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Sardinia, Spain, Switzerland, The Czech Republic, Venezuela 0
Deposits in Western Continents
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Deposits in Oceania Continent
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