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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
Travertine is a mineral consisting of layered calcium carbonate formed by deposition from spring waters
From Italian travertino a kind of building stone, from Tiburs, adjective from Tibur (Tivoli), in Italy
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock