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Aplite is a fine-grained granite composed mainly of feldspar and quartz
From German Aplit, from Greek haploos simple + -ite
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
A water-soluble mineral sediment resulting from concentration and crystallization by evaporation from an aqueous solution
From a sediment left after the evaporation
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock