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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
From mineral fledspar which is present in large quantities in this rock
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Pyroxenite is a dark, greenish, granular intrusive igneous rock consisting mainly of pyroxenes and olivine
From pyro- fire + Greek xenos stranger as the mineral group was new to igneous rocks
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock