Plural of granite

Forms of granite

Granites in a sentence

• The gneissic granites (sample Ms04) and massive granites (sample Ms05a) are widespread in the Nankan Island.2017 December, Jing-Yuan Chen et al., “Ages and petrogenesis of Jurassic and Cretaceous intrusive rocks in the Matsu Islands: Implications…. From the entry Nankan
• Read, a base for the metamorphist conception of the genesis of granites.1953, Report of the Session - Volume 19, page 5554. From the entry metamorphist
• The earliest potassic granites in the southern part of the Timpton-Sutam megablock appear only at the end of the fourth cycle.1983, Nicholas Rast, Profiles of Orogenic Belts, page 169. From the entry megablock
• Microscopically the muscovite granites exhibit an absence of biotite, and generally less magnetite and more quartz than the true granites.1906, James Mackintosh Bell, Colin Fraser, The Geology of the Hokitika Sheet, North Westland Quadrangle. From the entry granitite

Meaning of granite

1. noun A group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz. Usually contains one or more dark minerals, which may be mica, pyroxene, or amphibole. Granite is quarried for building stone, road gravel, decorative stone, and tombstones. Common colors are gray, white, pink, and yellow-brown.
2. noun Toughness; the quality of having a thick skin or being rough.

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Questions about the plural of granite

What is the plural of granite?

The plural of granite is granites.

Is granite countable?

Granite is a countable and uncountable noun.