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Granite is igneous in type. More specifically it is a felsic intrusive igneous rock, high in silica and aluminum, solidified from molten rock at depth, allowing larger visible interlocking mineral crystals to form.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agogranite is a metamorphic rock metamorphic means change so once it could have been an igneous by being heated and squezzed it becomes a metamorphic rock to make a sedimentary rock you firstly need peices of sediment broken of rocks presurized and pushed togeter . p.s don't copy and paste this awnswer
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∙ 11y agoGranite is an igneous rock - derived from the molten state, but which has cooled and crystallized before reaching the surface. So it is a plutonic rock in that it comes from underground.
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