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.
Top definition. drifter. A person, with no real place to call their home. They wander from place to place, sometimes looking for something. Sometimes becuase its the only way to get away from everything that made them become drifters in the first place. We all have our reasons for it.