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Gossan is intensely oxidized, weathered or decomposed rock, usually the upper and exposed part of an ore deposit or mineral vein.
From Cornish gossen from gos, blood from Old Cornish guit
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Alkali feldspar granite, also known as red granite, is a felsic igneous rock and a type of granite rich in the mineral potassium feldspar
From mineral fledspar which is present in large quantities in this rock
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock