Granite is an igneous rock composed of mostly two minerals: quartz and feldspar. It is an intrusive rock, meaning that it crystallized from magma that cooled far below the earth's surface.

Tucked away in the northeastern Georgia Piedmont between the Savannah and Broad rivers lies the city of Elberton, also known as the granite capital of the world.

The Granite Mountains are one of the largest ranges in the east Mojave Desert, located at the southern terminus of a long chain of ranges that extends northward into the Great Basin Desert of Nevada.

Granite that is well-made and doesn't have cracks or blemishes can be more costly than granite that isn't manufactured well or properly. Rarity. There are rarer types of granite, such as exotic granite or granite with unique patterns and colors. These types of granite tend to command a higher price.