Granites can be predominantly white, pink, or gray in color, depending on their mineralogy. The word granite comes from the Latin granum, a grain, in reference to the coarse-grained structure of such a holocrystalline rock.etrographic examination is required for identification of specific types of granitoids. Granite differs from granodiorite in that at least 35% of the feldspar in granite is alkali feldspar as opposed to plagioclase; it is the potassium feldspar that gives many granites a distinctive pink color.
Full Definition of NUMBER CRUNCHER. 1. : a computer that performs fast numerical calculations especially on large amounts of data.2. : a person concerned with numerical data (as statistics).ull Definition of NUMBER CRUNCHER. 1. : a computer that performs fast numerical calculations especially on large amounts of data.
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