{"id":2532,"date":"2016-06-23T20:07:40","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T20:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/geologyxwaymakerxmaster\/?post_type=chapter&p=2532"},"modified":"2025-10-13T16:44:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T16:44:52","slug":"reading-uses-of-igneous-rocks","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/geo\/chapter\/reading-uses-of-igneous-rocks\/","title":{"raw":"Reading: Uses of Igneous Rocks","rendered":"Reading: Uses of Igneous Rocks"},"content":{"raw":"[caption id=\"attachment_2536\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"250\"]\"A Figure 1. This diorite statue was made in approximately 2090 BC.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nIgneous rocks have a wide variety of uses. One important use is as stone for buildings and statues. Diorite was used extensively by ancient civilizations for vases and other decorative artwork and is still used for art today (Figure 1).\r\n\r\nGranite (figure 2)\u00a0is used both in building construction and for statues.\u00a0It\u00a0is also a popular choice for kitchen countertops.\u00a0Peridotite is sometimes mined for peridot, a type of olivine that is used in jewelry.\r\n\r\nPumice is commonly used as an abrasive. Pumice is used to smooth skin or scrape up grime around the house. When pumice is placed into giant washing machines with newly manufactured jeans and tumbled, the result is \u201cstone-washed\u201d jeans. Ground up pumice stone is sometimes added to toothpaste to act as an abrasive material to scrub teeth.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_368\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\"]\"An Figure 2. Granite is an igneous rock used commonly in statues and building materials.[\/caption]","rendered":"
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Figure 1. This diorite statue was made in approximately 2090 BC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Igneous rocks have a wide variety of uses. One important use is as stone for buildings and statues. Diorite was used extensively by ancient civilizations for vases and other decorative artwork and is still used for art today (Figure 1).<\/p>\n

Granite (figure 2)\u00a0is used both in building construction and for statues.\u00a0It\u00a0is also a popular choice for kitchen countertops.\u00a0Peridotite is sometimes mined for peridot, a type of olivine that is used in jewelry.<\/p>\n

Pumice is commonly used as an abrasive. Pumice is used to smooth skin or scrape up grime around the house. When pumice is placed into giant washing machines with newly manufactured jeans and tumbled, the result is \u201cstone-washed\u201d jeans. Ground up pumice stone is sometimes added to toothpaste to act as an abrasive material to scrub teeth.<\/p>\n

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Figure 2. Granite is an igneous rock used commonly in statues and building materials.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t

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