Pegmatite vein or dyke in biotite granite at Black Brook Cove

October 26, 2019

G is for Granite

Close-up of granite rock rip-rap at Delaps Cove

Natural pattern and colour on granite rock

Quarried surface of Cobo Granite

Glaciated granite landscape at Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada

Close-up of L'Eree Granite with pink megacrysts of feldspar

Close-up detail of L'Eree Granite crystals in rock on the Channel Island of Guernsey

Glaciated granite bedrock on the shore near Dogs Bay

Close-up of granite rock rip-rap at Delaps Cove

Pegmatite vein or dyke in biotite granite at Black Brook Cove

Close-up of the crystals in a granite pebble

A stone wall at Dogs Bay

Close-up of granite texture and structure

Close- up of the pattern in granite at Dogs Bay

L'Eree Granite with lichens on the beach near Lihou Island

Close-up of granite texture and structure

Regular readers of Jessica’s Nature Blog will know how fascinated I am with rocks and their natural patterns. Here is a selection of photographs of igneous rocks of the granitic type.

Click here to access 32 posts I have written with pictures and information about GRANITE.

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4 Replies to “G is for Granite”

Emma Cownie says:

October 27, 2019 at 7:29 am

Nice to see it in its natural environment rather than as kitchen or bathroom tiles!

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winderjssc says:

October 27, 2019 at 6:31 pm

Granite looks good when it is polished though. You can see all the crystals so clearly then.

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Rolling Harbour says:

October 27, 2019 at 10:50 pm

Gneiss one, Jessica

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winderjssc says:

October 28, 2019 at 5:54 am

😊

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