Item talk:Q41776

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Mindat Description

A term originally suggested by Haüy as a synonym for graphic granite, but now mostly used as primarily a textural term for the very coarse-grained facies of any type of igneous rock

Geoscience Ontology Description

Exceptionally coarse grained crystalline rock with interlocking crystals; most grains are 1cm or more diameter; composition is generally that of granite, but the term may refer to the coarse grained facies of any type of igneous rock;usually found as irregular dikes, lenses, or veins associated with plutons or batholiths.