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Essexite which is also known as nepheline monzogabbro, is a dark gray or black holocrystalline plutonic Iigneous Rock
From the locality in Essex County, Massachusetts,US
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Kimberlite is a rare, blue-tinged, coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock, which sometimes contains diamonds and is mostly found in South Africa and Siberia.
From Kimberley + -ite, from the name of the South African town of Kimberley where the rock was first found.
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock