granite
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“A lot of rocks that are in Australia can produce hydrogen. We have a lot of old granites that are now close to the subsurface and can generate hydrogen through radiogenic processes.”
From BBC • Aug. 8, 2024
"These metamorphosed sedimentary rocks that have melted and produced granites that concentrate uranium and thorium are like black box flight recorders that record pressure and temperature," Smye said.
From Science Daily • May 8, 2024
“They can choose from natural granites or solid quartz in the kitchen and add the matching countertop to the sides of the island to create a waterfall look.”
From Washington Post • Aug. 9, 2021
Relevant to our study is the apparent continuation of a distinctive belt of igneous rocks — known as rapakivi granites, which are notable for their texture, mineralogy and chemistry — between North America and Antarctica.
From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2011
In the tourmaline granites prisms of black schorl occur either singly or in stellate groups.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
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Earth Science - Middle School
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Earth Science - High School
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