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Granodiorite

earth science Maturity 7-9

This is a hard rock.

Granodiorite fine-grained.jpg
Granodiorite fine-grained.jpg
It forms deep under the ground. It is made of many colors. People use it to build roads. It was even used for the Rosetta Stone. Have you ever seen a rock like this?

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File:Granodiorite fine-grained.jpg
Granodiorite fine-grained.jpg
File:QAPF diagram plutonites granodiorite field.svg
QAPF diagram plutonites granodiorite field.svg
File:Mineralogy igneous rocks EN.svg
Mineralogy igneous rocks EN.svg
File:Granodiorite pmg ss 2006.jpg
Granodiorite pmg ss 2006.jpg
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