Granite is a coarse-grained rock found in plutons—large, deep-seated bodies of rock that slowly cooled from the molten state. Thus it is the typical plutonic rock. Granite is thought to form as hot fluids from deeper in the mantle rise and trigger widespread melting in the continental crust. This gallery shows photos of some of the variety of granites.
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