granitoid
[ gran-i-toid ]
adjective
resembling or having the texture of granite.
Origin of granitoid
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How to use granitoid in a sentence
From the granitoid square at the base of the air-shaft came the rattle of after-dinner dishes and the babble of dialect.
Just Around the Corner | Fannie HurstMany of these orthogneisses are not equally well foliated throughout, but are massive or granitoid in places.
Yellow and white sandstones are also found in small quantity on the islands, reposing upon the granitoid rocks.
In the Arctic Seas | Francis Leopold McClintockIt is probable that the granitoid rocks appear at the surface somewhat to the eastward of this locality.
In the Arctic Seas | Francis Leopold McClintock
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