Where is granite found?

Granite forms deep underground from slow cooling magma, therefore, granite can be found as the base rock of most continents and as plutons beneath the surface. In areas where overlying rock and sediment have eroded away the material above these features, granite is exposed at the surface. Yosemite is a good example of exposed granitic plutons, and there are may other across the globe. Granite can also be found as erratic rocks in glacially transported till, widespread from previous periods of glaciation during ice ages.