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Foidolite is a rare type of coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock with a feldspathoid mineral content greater than 60%
From the mineral feldspathoid which is the main content of rock
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Tonalite is a coarse-grained plutonic rock consisting mainly of sodic plagioclase, quartz, and hornblende or other mafic minerals with phaneritic texture
From Tonale Pass, northern Italy, + -ite1
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock