Assertion: granite's rock | /r/HasProperty | granite
Facets:
value: in common usage
type: OTHER
value: in the anglo-saxon literature
type: LOCATION
value: under this definition
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: I-type (igneous) granites appear to arise from the melting of preexisting igneous rocks, S-type (sedimentary) granites from melted sedimentary rocks (or their metamorphic equivalents in both cases).
text: Under this definition, gabbro, basalt, pegmatite, schist, gneiss, syenite, monzonite, anorthosite, granodiorite, diabase, diorite, and many other rocks will be called "granite.
text: A granitic rock with a porphyritic texture is known as a granite porphyry.
text: Only rocks projecting within the syenogranite are considered granites in the Anglo-Saxon literature.
text: In addition, in common usage, rocks that are similar to granites but are not technically granites according to a strict geologic definition are also referred to as granites.