Reading granite: minerals and texture
Quartz and feldspars are fundamental components of granite. USGS and National Park Service guides explain the composition of igneous rocks.
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Granite: areas of origin, materials and further reading.
Mashhad
Fourteen localities identified by Reza Molai for exploring Iranian granite.
Area and origin
Mashhad, in Razavi Khorasan province, is among the areas identified by Reza Molai for the Iranian granite guide. This profile records geographical origin; quarry, selection and technical properties must be associated with the individual material.
- Locality
- Mashhad
- Province / area
- Razavi Khorasan
- Family
- Ornamental granite
Quarries and materials in this area
Individual quarry names, selections and photographs will be associated with materials of confirmed origin. The locality is not treated as the name of one single quarry.
Browse granite in the catalogue ↗Articles and further reading
Zahedan: geological context
The study by Sadeghian and coauthors describes the Zahedan pluton and its range of intrusive rocks, from diorites to granites.
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Scientific literature on the Borujerd complex describes different rocks, including quartz diorites, granodiorites and monzogranites. A University of Tehran study examines biotite composition in the different units.
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