Granite - Rock/Mineral Project

Granite

1. Jennifer Kinser Caitlin Floyd MGMS 7401 Granite

2. Granite is a rock. More specifically it is classified as an Igneous Rock . (Allen, 2009) Rock or Mineral? Images retrieved from http://geology.com/rocks/granite.shtml

3. Created from magma that could be as deep as 40 miles Magma cools slowly under the ground creating large crystals Instrusive rock: meaning it cooled under the surface 70-80% of Earth's crust ( Stille , 2008) Formation Image retrieved from http://mowse.blogspot.com/2013_05_01_archive.html

4. What makes up Granite? Image retrieved from http://www.mnh.si.edu/earth/text/3_1_2_1.html

5. Quartz Feldspar Mica Amphiboles Other minerals This combination of minerals creates a red, gray, pink, or white color with visible crystals ( Mottana , Crespi , & Liborio, 1978) Composition Granite’s minerals in relative proportion. Image retrieved from http://www.mnh.si.edu/earth/text/3_1_2_1.html

6. Yosemite Nature Notes - Granite Video

7. Used for thousands of years Interior counter tops Stairs Exterior Bridges Monuments (Granite, 2014) Economic value Image retrieved from http://www.buildingconservation.com/articles/rockofages/rockofages.htm

8. blistering chipping cracking detachment efflorescence erosion flaking peeling rising damp spalling Subflorescence (Granite, 2014) Concerns with Granite Image retrieved from http://www.concretecountertopinstitute.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/cracked-granite.jpg

9. Granite can be found in natural exposures such as: Stone Mountain, Georgia Yosemite Valley, California Mt. Rushmore, South Dakota Pikes Peak, Colorado White Mountains, New Hampshire (King, n.d ) Found on all continents Found under most mountain chains ( Hyslop & Lott, 2007 ) Granite everywhere!

10. Granite Across the USA Image retrieved from https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/11septoct/images/mein5.jpg

11. Stone Mountain Located in the largest body of granite in the state Elberton, Georgia Largest producer in the world (Core and Witherspoon, 2013) Granite in Georgia Image retrieved from http://files.hgsitebuilder.com/hostgator420580/image/stone_mountain__georgia_by_deviantvicky-d51ibb5.jpg

12. Granite Across Georgia Image retrieved from http://www2.westminster.net/faculty/newman/3/mineralpics/Georgiamap.jpg

13. Allen, N.K. (2009). Granite and other igneous rocks . New York, NY: PowerKiDS Press Core, P. J. W., and Witherspoon, W. (2013). Roadside Geology of Georgia . Missoula, MT, United States of America: Moutain Press Publishing Company . Granite: Characteristics, Uses, and Problems. (2012). U.S. General Services Administration. Retrieved September 25, 2014 from http:// www.gsa.gov/portal/content/111938 Hyslop , E. & Lott, Graham. (2007). Rock of ages: the story of British granite . Retrieved September 28, 2014 from http:// www.mnh.si.edu/earth/text/3_1_2_1.html King, H. ( n.d ). Granite . Retrieved September 25, 2014 from http:// geology.com/rocks/granite.shtml References

14. Mottana , A, Crespi , R. & Liborio, G. (1978). Rocks and minerals. New York, New York: Simon and Schuster . Stille , D. R. (2008). Igneous rocks from fire to stone . Minneapolis, Minnesota: Compass Point Books The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica. ( n.d ). Granite . Retrieved September 25, 2014 from http:// www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/241660/granite The Rock – Granite. ( n.d ). Amethyst Galleries’ Mineral Gallery. Retrieved September 25, 2014 from http:// www.galleries.com/rocks/granite.htm Three rocks and their minerals. ( n.d ) The Dynamic Earth. Retrieved September 24, 2014 from http:// www.mnh.si.edu/earth/text/3_1_2_1.html References