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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Granite Granite The term 'Granite' as it applies to the area of volcanos can be defined as '　When magma cools rapidly, usually at or near the Earth's surface, the crystals are extremely small, and a fine-grained rock results. A wide variety of rocks are formed by different cooling rates and different chemical compositions of the original magma. Obsidian (volcanic glass), granite, basalt, and andesite porphyry are four of the many types of igneous rock. 　　 A coarse-grained, light-colored rock composed of quartz and two feldspars (plagioclase and orthoclase), with lesser amounts of mica or amphibole. An intrusive igneous rock'. The term 'Granite' as it applies to the area of reclamation can be defined as ' Light-colored, coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock with quartz and feldspar as dominant minerals and typically peppered with mica and hornblende'. Previous 5 Terms: Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act Grand rounds Grandfathering Grange Granger-Thye Act of 1950 Next 5 Terms: Granitic Granodiorite Granulation granuliferous graph About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.