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 Granite was formed by the titanic forces of the
earth's colliding tectonic plates as many as 100
million years ago. It is almost as hard as diamond.
Primarily made up of quartz (35%), feldspar (45%),
and potassium, with very little calcite. The
minerals in granite came from the same liquid and
gas minerals that formed the earth. The earth
developed as a massive body of gas and liquid
minerals that slowly cooled and condensed to a solid
core. Through pressure, the earth's crust began to
form and heavy minerals were forced down to the core
of the earth where...
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