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Granite

Granite is a type of igneous rock that consists of quartz (gray),


plagioclase feldspar (white), and alkali feldspar (beige), plus dark
minerals such as biotite and hornblende.

"Granite" is used by the public as a catchall name for any light-


colored, coarse-grained igneous rock. The geologist examines
these in the field and calls them granitoids pending laboratory
tests. The key to true granite is that it contains sizable amounts
of quartz and both kinds of feldspar.

India has varieties of granite in over 200 shades. As of 2005, a


Granite reserve in India was 37,426 million cubic metres and
ranked fifth in export of processed product. Resources are found
in Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Jharkhand,
Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana,
Andhra Pradesh.
Limestone is a carbonate sedimentary rock that is often composed of the
skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral, foraminifera,
and molluscs. Its major materials are the minerals calcite and aragonite,
which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate

Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate


minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite. Marble is typically
not foliated, although there are exceptions. In geology, the term "marble"
refers to metamorphosed limestone, but its use in stonemasonry more
broadly encompasses unmetamorphosed limestone.[1] Marble is commonly
used for sculpture and as a building material.

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