granitoid
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of granitoid
Example Sentences
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A not uncommon cause of the apparently bedded arrangement of layers of different mineralogical composition may be traced to the original differentiation of the granitoid magma into different mineral-sheets.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various
The sandstone is red, and of the same general character as that which rests upon the granitoid rocks at Cape Warrender and at Wolstenholme Sound.
From In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions by Francis Leopold McClintock
The main floor was reached by means of a flight of nineteen granitoid steps on either the north or south side of the building, which led through two spacious porticoes.
From Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission by Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission
From the granitoid square at the base of the air-shaft came the rattle of after-dinner dishes and the babble of dialect.
From Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole by Fannie Hurst
Shadows from the tender young leaves decorated the whiteness of the smooth village road in dainty tracery, and splashed the ribbons of rain-drenched granitoid walks with warm shadow-spray.
From Fran by J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge) Ellis
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