granite.

A hard, coarse-grained igneous rock commonly containing quartz and feldspar.

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Words that belong together

• granite boulder
• granite ridge
• weathered granite

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The river divided around a granite boulder.

Pink grains sparkled in the freshly broken granite.

Above the tree line, granite slabs held pockets of old snow.

Usage notes

Primary category: environment. Not a general name for every hard stone; usually visibly crystalline. Mass noun for material; granites for geological varieties.