Section 2(1)(l) in Orissa Minor Minerals Concession Rules, 2004
(l)"Granite" means dolerites, granite gneisses, migmatites, gabbros, anorthosites, rhyolites, syenites, leptynites, charnockites and other igneous and orthometamorphic rock types which are -(i)amenable to be recovered as dimensional stone;(ii)capable of taking polish; and(iii)commercially exploitable.