Granite
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Description:
A specimen of large-grained, pink, white and black, the pink phase of the Kershaw (Liberty Hill) granite collected from the Flat Rock quarry, 6 miles southwest of Kershaw, c. 1972. This granite, which has a more extensive white phase, is used for building stone throughout the Carolinas. It is one of the more attractive building stones available anywhere in eastern North America.
- Site: SC; Kershaw Co.
- Site Number: NH19
- Dimensions: H-9 W-10 D-20 cm
- Rock type: Igneous
- Collection: Geology Collection
- Object Name: Igneous Rock
- Object Id: GR54
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