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Mount Rushmore is carved into a cliff made of this coarse rock |
granite
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$400 |
J |
ROCKS & MINERALS |
2013-05-06 |
#6601 |
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This commonest coarse-grained plutonic rock is desirable for countertops |
granite
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$800 |
DJ |
GEOLOGY |
2012-11-19 |
#6481 |
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The Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown is the tallest structure in the U.S. made entirely of this |
granite
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$2,000 |
DJ |
GEOLOGY |
2004-09-13 |
#4601 |
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New Hampshire's state rock of coarse is this common building material |
Granite
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$400 |
J |
ROCKS & MINERALS |
2001-03-08 |
#3809 |
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The name of this hard igneous rock comes from Latin for "grain" |
granite
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$600 |
DJ |
ROCKS & MINERALS |
1996-06-17 |
#2731 |
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The most extensively occurring igneous rock, a lot of things are "taken for" it |
granite
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$200 |
DJ |
ROCKS & MINERALS |
1993-04-21 |
#1998 |
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White, pink, or gray rock made mostly of quartz & feldspar, especially suitable for tombstones |
granite
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$600 |
DJ |
ROCKS & GEMS |
1990-12-25 |
#1457 |