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Gabbro is an intrusive igneous rock which is chemically equivalent to plutonic Basalt
Christian Leopold von Buch
From Latin glaber bare, smooth, bald
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Oolite is a sedimentary rock formed from ooids, spherical grains which are composed of concentric layers of calcite
From oo- + -lite, after German Oolit. A rock consisting of fine grains of carbonate of lime
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock