The Questioning of Making Granite a Tougher Nut to Crack

Ordinary granite is a tough rock"”the toughest on planet Earth"”but it still cracks easily, exposing it to the wrath of erosion.

But the granite that makes up the Yosemite landscape is different. The area had been subject to repeated volcanic activity again and again over millions of years, causing the Yosemite granite to cool down at a slower pace, allowing the crystals to grow big and robust, rendering the rock near-immune to erosion.

If the granite of the entire world is that tough, would it have any noticeable differences in landscape and the culture of mining?

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