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Charnockite is a variety of granite containing minerals like orthopyroxene, quartz, and feldspar
From Job Charnock, an administtrator of East India Company
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock which is formed by the compaction of silt and clay-size mineral particles
From German Schalstein laminated limestone, and Schalgebirge layer of stone in stratified rock. From Old English scealu in its base sense of- thing that divides or separate,
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock