Granite synonyms

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igneous
Relating to rock so formed; pyrogenic.
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stone
(African American Vernacular) Used as an intensifier.
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durable
Made to withstand repeated use over a relatively long period, usually several years or more:
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sandstone (related)
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diorite (related)
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quartzite (related)
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pebble (related)
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limestone (related)
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marble (related)
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slab (related)
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weathered (related)
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brick (related)
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tile (related)
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slate (related)
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flagstone (related)
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whinstone (related)
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basalt (related)
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travertine (related)
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firm (related)
Solid, rigid (material state)
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  • Other important granite quarries are near Williamstown, Dummerston, Berlin and Woodbury.

  • Lee, surmounting a lofty granite pedestal at the head of Franklin Street.

  • The houses, with very few exceptions, are built of wood, but the streets are paved with blocks of granite and marble.

  • The value of the building stone increased from $150,000 in 1892 to $800,177 (of which $764,272 was the value of granite) in 1908.

  • Ungava includes much of the lower portion of Labrador, with a rim of recent marine deposits along its western coast, but the interior has the usual character of low rocky hills of Archean rocks, especially granite and gneiss, with a long band of little disturbed iron-bearing rocks, resembling the Animikie, or Upper Huronian of the Lake Superior region, near its eastern side.

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