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Honed granite counters are derived from slabs of granite extracted from mines or cliff sides. Granite is an igneous rock that contains a matrix of feldspar, quartz, mica and amphibole. As a building material, granite has been used throughout the history of humanity. Its use as an indoor material is relatively new.
GRANITE. A. Granite. Pin with granite pendant (greatest dimension - ~ 3.5 cm) that is a tumbled piece of granite from Barre, Vermont region. F.S. Dietrich collection. (Â© photo by Dick Dietrich). B. Granite from vicinity of St. Cloud, Minnesota (width - 5 cm), that exhibits a typical granitic texture.(Â© photo by B.J. Skinner). C. Granodiorite bookend (height - 15 cm) presented to Adolph Knopf by his students upon his retirement as Sterling Professor of Petrology at Yale University.. Granite from vicinity of St. Cloud, Minnesota (width - 5 cm), that exhibits a typical granitic texture. (Â© photo by B.J. Skinner). C. Granodiorite bookend (height - 15 cm) presented to Adolph Knopf by his students upon his retirement as Sterling Professor of Petrology at Yale University.