14 inches wide
No, it's not a sedimentary rock, it is an igneous rock. :)
The ONLY rock that Granite forms is the metamorphic rock Gneiss. Granite is the parent rock of Gneiss.
Granite is not metamorphic, but an intrusive igneous rock formed from cooling magma.
Gneiss
It is a form of igneous rock, named Granite
granite doesnt have a chemical symbol because it is a form of an igneous rock
No, granite is not an ore mineral. Ores are the rock form of certain metals.
Granite already is an igenous rock, but it can melt and then re-solidify to form an igenous rock again. The new rock might not necessarily be granite, either if the melted granite erupts from a volcano or mixes with magma of a different composition.
Granite is already an igneous rock. If the granite simply melts and re-solidifies it will become granite again. If it melts and is erupted from a volcano, it will form rhyolite. If it melts and mixes with magma of a different composition, then it could form any number of igneous rocks.
granite
Granite is the result of slow cooling processes of felsic magmas.
Granite