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Alkali Feldspar Granite
Alkali Feldspar Granite

Gabbro
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Alkali feldspar granite, also known as red granite, is a felsic igneous rock and a type of granite rich in the mineral potassium feldspar
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From mineral fledspar which is present in large quantities in this rock
Igneous Rocks
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
Plutonic
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
 
Gabbro is an intrusive igneous rock which is chemically equivalent to plutonic Basalt
Germany
Christian Leopold von Buch
From Latin glaber bare, smooth, bald
Igneous Rocks
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
Plutonic
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock