Granite

Granite was a type of hard igneous rock found in many places in Faerûn and beyond.

Description
Granite was commonly grey in color, but black, pink and white varieties also existed. Its hardness made tunneling into granite a difficult enterprise.

History
Sages versed in the topic assumed that granite was formed at high pressure within the earth.

Quarries in the Realms
Granite was quarried in the following places:
 * Atalyan hills
 * Furrowed Mountains
 * Mountains around Tantlin on Stygia, Baator

Other Granite Deposits in the Realms

 * Thonn's Fist

Uses
Granite was a common building material for stone fortifications.

Granite buildings in the Realms

 * Citadel Adbar
 * Colossos of Uruk on Sahu
 * Nycopolis

Magical uses
Granite was a necessary component in several spells: Granite was the most common material for fashioning stone golems.
 * Standfast: A piece of granite
 * Stoneskin: Granite dust
 * Wall of stone: A small block of granite

Cultural significance
Dark granite was sacred to the Chultan demigod Eshowdow.

Trivia
The body of a galeb duhr most often resembles granite.