Pegmatite vein or dyke in biotite granite at Black Brook Cove

October 26, 2019

G is for Granite

Quarried surface of Cobo Granite

Close-up of granite texture and structure

Natural pattern and colour on granite rock

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

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

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

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

Close-up of granite texture and structure

Glaciated granite bedrock on the shore near Dogs Bay

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

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 the pattern in granite at Dogs Bay

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

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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