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| granite | is generally a light colored rock that has high silica content |
| texture | the look and feel of a rock's surface, determined by the size, shape, and pattern of a rock's grains |
| inorganic rock | a type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface |
| metamorphic rock | a type of rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions |
| grains | the particles of minerals or other rocks that give a rock its texture |
| basalt | is a dark colored rock that has a lower silica content than granite has |
| sedimentary rock | a type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together |
| rock-forming mineral | any of the common minerals that make up most of the rocks of Earth's crust |
