#foliated

[standbyforexciter]

This is the dumbest thing I've ever done

[rocksncrystals-blog]

248 Bi-coloured Zincite crystals from Poland

weight 3.8g/19cts & dimensions 21x16x8mm

Zincite is a rare deep red or orange-yellow mineral consisting chiefly of zinc oxide, occurring typically as granular or foliated masses.

[earthstory]

I’d probably call that a foliated metamorphic rock, not granite (could be flow banding but that scale seems unlikely) - but in the industry we’ve been told that any coarse grained igneous rock gets called granite. Anyway, beautiful rock slab on its way to someone’s countertop.