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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
Rhyodacite is an extrusive volcanic rock intermediate in composition between dacite and rhyolite
Rhyo lite + dacite : a rock intermediate between rhyolite and dacite that is the extrusive equivalent of granodiorite
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock