Eleanor Roosevelt has been called one of the 20th century's most influential women. She was a wife, mother, teacher, first lady of New York, first lady of the country, newspaper columnist, author, world traveler, diplomat, and seasoned politician. Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was born on October 11, 1884, into one of the oldest and wealthiest families in New York. She had two younger brothers  Elliott Jr. and Gracie Hall. Never close to her mother, also named Anna, Eleanor was doted upon by her father, Elliott  the younger brother of Theodore Roosevelt.
Rocks make up the majority of the Earth's crust. One of the most common rock is granite. The four minerals that make up granite are feldspar, quartz, mica, and hornblende. Granite was formed when magma cooled slowly forming crystals of the four minerals that make up the rock granite.
Granite Slabs. Granite is an igneous rock, which means it was once molten and formed as it cooled deep within the earth. Minerals within granite typically appear as small flecks throughout the stone, once creating a salt and pepper look. Other types have veining similar to marble.ranite, quarried from the mountains of Italy, the U.S., Canada, India, Brazil, China and dozens of other countries around the world, is one of the most popular natural stones in the market.