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Granite is classified as an intrusive igneous rock.

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Granite is classified as an intrusive, felsic, igneous rock.

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it is a rock and a mineral i know there is granite in Massachusetts

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granite is an igneous rock which is formed by the cooling of magma, it is very hard.

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A Granite rock is an intrusive felsic igneous rock, having formed under the surface by the slow cooling of magma which had intruded into the crust.

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igneous rocks

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Q: What group of rocks does granite belong to?
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