Granite Mountain (Texas)

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image_caption = Granite Mountain present day
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state = Texas
region = Texas Hill Country
county = Burnet County
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elevation = 294.13
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geology = Granite
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website = http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/GG/rjg13.html
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Granite Mountain is a solid dome of pink granite (pink granite is also known as Sunset Red) rising over 860 feet one mile west of Marble Falls, Texas. [ [http://www.thirdrock.com/itm1/marble_falls/mf_hist.html Marble Falls, Texas ] ] Since quarry operations began in the late 1800's, the distinctive pink-red colored rock has been used in the construction of the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, and also for the construction of the Galveston Seawall. [ [http://www.thirdrock.com/itm1/marble_falls/mf_grnt.html History of Granite Mountain ] ]

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External links

* [http://www.thirdrock.com/itm1/marble_falls/mf_grnt.html History of Granite Mountain]
* [http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/GG/hrg71.html Granite Mountain]
* [http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/GG/rjg13.html Texas State Historical Association]
* [http://www.texastripper.com/highland-lakes/granite-mountain.html Texas Tripper]
* [http://www.mountainzone.com/mountains/detail.asp?fid=2883356 Mountain Zone]