granite

Summary

granite ranks in the top 0.87% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,912 views/month, #678 of 77,819).^[1]

Key Facts

• granite received the Rock of the Year^[2].
• granite's image is recorded as Calangianus, cava di granito dismessa (02).jpg^[3].
• granite's image is recorded as Gris Nevada.jpg^[4].
• Aswan is named after granite^[5].
• El Berrueco is named after granite^[6].
• granite's made from material is recorded as quartz^[7].
• granite's made from material is recorded as plagioclase^[8].
• granite's made from material is recorded as moonstone^[9].
• granite's made from material is recorded as mica^[10].
• granite's made from material is recorded as uranium^[11].
• granite's made from material is recorded as thorium^[12].
• granite's GND ID is recorded as 4132750-0^[13].
• granite's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85056417^[14].
• granite's subclass of is recorded as granitoid^[15].
• granite's subclass of is recorded as plutonic rock^[16].
• granite's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00564732^[17].
• granite's Commons category is recorded as Granite^[18].
• granite's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 11904^[19].
• granite's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03fcm^[20].
• granite's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph241131^[21].
• granite's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Granite^[22].
• granite's Commons gallery is recorded as Granite^[23].
• granite's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX528273^[24].
• granite's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300011202^[25].
• granite's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300011183^[26].

Body

Recognition

granite received the Rock of the Year^[2].

Works and Contributions

Things named for granite include Oscar-class submarine^[27], a submarine class^[28]; P-700 Granit^[29], a missile model^[30]; Granite County^[31], a county of Montana^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1893^[34]; and Hranitne^[35], a village of Ukraine^[36], in Ukraine^[37], founded in 1780^[38].

Why It Matters

granite ranks in the top 0.87% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,912 views/month, #678 of 77,819).^[1] granite has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] granite is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for granite include Oscar-class submarine^[27], a submarine class^[28]; P-700 Granit^[29], a missile model^[30]; Granite County^[31], a county of Montana^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1893^[34]; and Hranitne^[35], a village of Ukraine^[36], in Ukraine^[37], founded in 1780^[38].

FAQs

What awards did granite receive?

Honors received include Rock of the Year^[2].