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Granite

Diagram showing magnified schematic mineral make-up of granite.

This diagram is a magnified schematic that shows the mineral make-up of the igneous rock known as granite. The main minerals present are feldspars, micas and quartz. The arrangement of these minerals in the rock is purely random.

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