Granite
A commodity
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It is important to note that the term "granite" when used as an industrial commodity is much broader than the name when used in petrological terms.
Granite, as a commodity, can include a wide range of coarse to medium-grained igneous intrusive rocks such as granodiorite, quartz syenite, quartz monzonite, quartz gabbbro, tonalite and others.
Granite, as a commodity, can include a wide range of coarse to medium-grained igneous intrusive rocks such as granodiorite, quartz syenite, quartz monzonite, quartz gabbbro, tonalite and others.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
52455
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:52455:1
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
d880983c-b1d9-435e-b911-103fa5d27325
Properties of Granite
Uses of Granite
Granite is used in construction for dimension stone and sometimes as aggregate. It is also used for gravestones and memorials.
Other Commodities associated with Granite *
| Commodity | Associated Localities | Total Localities | % Association (commodity) | % Association (Granite) |
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| Aggregates | 101 | 6,736 | 1.50% of all Aggregates deposits have Granite. | 13.40% of all Granite deposits have Aggregates. |
| Dimension Stone | 57 | 1,123 | 5.08% of all Dimension Stone deposits have Granite. | 7.56% of all Granite deposits have Dimension Stone. |
| Iron | 9 | 8,124 | 0.11% of all Iron deposits have Granite. | 1.19% of all Granite deposits have Iron. |
| Marble | 9 | 271 | 3.32% of all Marble deposits have Granite. | 1.19% of all Granite deposits have Marble. |
| Feldspar | 8 | 1,528 | 0.52% of all Feldspar deposits have Granite. | 1.06% of all Granite deposits have Feldspar. |
| Copper | 8 | 14,670 | 0.05% of all Copper deposits have Granite. | 1.06% of all Granite deposits have Copper. |
| Sand and Gravel | 8 | 490 | 1.63% of all Sand and Gravel deposits have Granite. | 1.06% of all Granite deposits have Sand and Gravel. |
| Clay | 8 | 2,836 | 0.28% of all Clay deposits have Granite. | 1.06% of all Granite deposits have Clay. |
Processing Granite
Granite for dimension stone is usually extracted as large blocks which are then 'cracked' into smaller blocks of regular sizes.
Companies producing Granite
| Click on name for company details. (Number is operations listed on mindat.org) |
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Tarmac (1) |
Internet Links for Granite
mindat.org URL:
https://www.mindat.org/min-52455.html
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References for Granite
Reference List:
Deposits of Granite
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The Locality List
- This locality has map coordinates listed.
- This locality has estimated coordinates.
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