Figure 17. Graphic granite. This particular texture of gray quartz intergrown with white feldspar is known as "graphic" texture. It has been produced in the laboratory by cooling molten rock, so that the quartz and feldspar form at the same time. (See technical article - pdf format - by Philip M. Fenn.)

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