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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Syenite \Sy"e*nite\, n. [L. Syenites (sc. lapis), from Syene, Gr ?.] (Min.) a Orig., a rock composed of quartz, hornblende, and feldspar, anciently quarried at Syene, in Upper Egypt, and now called {granite}. b A granular, crystalline, ingeous rock composed of orthoclase and hornblende, the latter often replaced or accompanied by pyroxene or mica. Syenite sometimes contains nephelite (el[ae]olite) or leucite, and is then called {nephelite (el[ae]olite) syenite} or {leucite syenite}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Granite \Gran"ite\, n. [It. granito granite, adj., grainy, p. p. of granire to make grainy, fr L. granum grain; cf F. granit. See {Grain}.] (Geol.) A crystalline, granular rock, consisting of quartz, feldspar, and mica, and usually of a whitish, grayish, or flesh-red color. It differs from gneiss in not having the mica in planes, and therefore in being destitute of a schistose structure. Note: Varieties containing hornblende are common. See also the {Note} under {Mica}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: granite n 1: plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture 2: something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness); "a man of granite" From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Granite, CO Zip code(s): 81228 Granite, MD Zip code(s): 21163 Granite, OK (town, FIPS 30950) Location: 34.96294 N, 99.37830 W Population (1990): 1844 (587 housing units) Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73547 Granite, OR (city, FIPS 30500) Location: 44.81056 N, 118.41941 W Population (1990): 8 (48 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Granite, UT (CDP, FIPS 30900) Location: 40.56743 N, 111.80560 W Population (1990): 3300 (903 housing units) Area: 10.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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