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Three Common Rocks
Igneous Rock
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Granite
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The Rock Cycle
Granite
Granite is a very common Igneous Rock. Stone Mountain, in Georgia, is made out of the Igneous Rock, Granite. Granite is nearly always massive, hard, & tough. The .word granite comes from the Latin word, granum, in reference to a grain.
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Granite
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Stone Mountain- In Georgia