Examples of granodiorite in a Sentence
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These areas of silica-rich magma cooled into rocks like tonalite and granodiorite (close cousins to granite) and suddenly the Earth's surface wasn't just basalt.
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Erik Klemetti,
Discover Magazine,
31 Jan. 2023
This 2,100-year-old block of granodiorite is among the most important objects in Mediterranean history.
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The Editorial Board,
WSJ,
30 Nov. 2022
The key to this centuries-old dilemma was an unassuming slab of granodiorite unearthed in Egypt in July 1799.
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Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Sep. 2022
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Erik Klemetti,
Discover Magazine,
31 Jan. 2023
This 2,100-year-old block of granodiorite is among the most important objects in Mediterranean history.
—
The Editorial Board,
WSJ,
30 Nov. 2022
The key to this centuries-old dilemma was an unassuming slab of granodiorite unearthed in Egypt in July 1799.
—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Sep. 2022
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“Granodiorite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/granodiorite. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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