red granite

collocation in English

meaningsofredandgranite

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red
adjective
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/red/us
/red/
of the colour of ...
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granite
noun[U]
uk
/ˈɡræn.ɪt/us
/ˈɡræn.ɪt/
a very hard, grey, pink, or black rock, used ...
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(Definition ofredandgranitefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Sabet considered it to be composed largely ofredgranite, which later developed cataclastic texture due to post-crystallization tectonism.
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On the floor of the gravesite is a thickredgraniteslab that covers the actual tomb.
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It is a pink toredgranite, owing to abundant brickred alkali feldspar, but creamy white feldspar is also present particularly towards the interior of the pluton.
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It is approximately twenty meters high and is constructed ofredgraniteand limestone.
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Theredgranitechurch is one of the oldest in land, and was once the main church in the province.
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The islands are made up of gray andredgraniteand limestone.
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The first few meters of this tunnel were roofed and floored withredgranite.
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Two doors at the south-east and south-west corners of the courtyard led to a small hypostyle hall with four pairs ofredgranitepillars.
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Theredgranitecolumn rises 23 metres high, including the base, and weighs over 250 tonnes.
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The exterior is composed of pressed brick andredgranitetrim.
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The sculpture stands on a taperedredgranitebase on which bronze plaques are mounted on four sides to display texts.
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In the west section of the wall is aredgranitedrinking fountain.
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It is built of megalithic blocks sheathed inredgranite.
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Its structure is based on a portal with four columns inredgraniteand a tall white faade ornamented with uniform rhomboids.
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The base of the sculpture isredgraniteand stands 1.7m high.
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The main part consists of several carved blocks ofredgranite, which form an approximately hemispherical base with the diameter being 8.5 meters.
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Once traversed however, the chamber and hallway are relatively spacious, and contain the first example of aredgranitesarcophagus known in antiquity.
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The semicircular apse is decorated with five framed blind arcades each of tworedgranitecolumns.
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