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How about quartz to granite?

How about quartz to granite?

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The main component of granite is silica, and its content is about 65% - 85%. Quartz stone is a kind of short board which is produced by the stone plate manufacturers at present. Because of the main content of quartz is more than 93%, it is called quartz stone. Quartz is one of the main components of granite, so quartzite should be considered as artificial granite.
It consists of feldspar and quartz, with a small amount of mica and trace minerals, such as zircon, apatite, magnetite, ilmenite and titanite etc..
Granites belong to igneous rocks, which are formed by the eruption and intrusion of underground magma, cooling crystallization, and granitic metamorphic rocks. Having a visible crystalline structure and texture.

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