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Granite

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Granite is a very hard rock.

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Graniittilinna.jpg
It forms deep under the ground. It starts as hot, melted rock. Then it cools down slowly. This rock is used to build things. It can be pink, white, or gray.
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Curling stones yellow.jpg
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Xenolith, Yosemite National Park (19446829471).jpg
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Mineralogy igneous rocks EN.svg
File:Migmatite (Morton Gneiss Complex, Archean, ~3.524 Ga; Cold Spring Granite Company quarry, Morton, Minnesota, USA) 3 (41897958622).jpg
Migmatite (Morton Gneiss Complex,...
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Graniittilinna.jpg
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Curling stones yellow.jpg
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