granitic

Wachusett is mainly composed has rather obscure stratification, and hence may be called granitic gneiss.

The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 1, October, 1884 Various

Now, I don't mean to imply that oft-cited "granitic" adjective that is usually thrown around when Otto Klemperer is mentioned.

Varviso's Meistersinger Patrick J. Smith 2008

Now, I don't mean to imply that oft-cited "granitic" adjective that is usually thrown around when Otto Klemperer is mentioned.

Archive 2008-07-01 Patrick J. Smith 2008

Further up, a broad porphyritic dyke crosses our path, then more trees, and we come to the gentle slope of a kind of granitic sand which composes the open space leading to the pass between Granite

The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter George Wharton James 1890

Mediocre beaujolais usually comes from sandy soils but the real beauties seem to prefer the granitic soils.

What We Drank (June 30, 2009) 2009

Once the granitic continents formed (floating on the molten mantle), they blocked the outflow of heat from the core, eventually splitting and drifting apart and thereby setting in motion the drifting of the continents described in the theory of plate tectonics.

Ancient Predator Revealed! 2009

The steep, granitic vineyards of Cornas were hard to farm and many were abandoned, even as C ô te-R ô tie and Hermitage were gaining international renown and Syrah was being planted everywhere from Stellenbosch, South Africa, to the Santa Rita Hills in California.

Rustic but Rewarding, Cornas Gains the Spotlight Jay McInerney 2011

This explains the occurence of gold deposits located near masses of granitic rock, which is solidified magma.

Gold Rare | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

Cab Franc simply needs mature vines and granitic soil in order to hit its pinnacle.

Cab Franc frenzy: the polarizing grape sparks debate | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009

Who knows better than artists how much ugliness there is on the way to beauty, how many ghastly, mortifying missteps, how many days of granitic blockheadedness and dismaying ineptitude there is on the way to accomplishment, how partial all accomplishment is, how incomplete?

Tony Kushner At The School Of Visual Arts: 'Artists Know That Diligence Counts As Much, If Not More, As Inspiration' 2010