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Greenschist
Greenschist
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Arkose
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Greenschist is a metamorphic rock that is formed under lowest temperatures and pressures and is usually produced by regional metamorphism
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Unknown
From minerals such as chlorite, serpentine, and epidote, and platy minerals such as muscovite and platy serpentine which are green in color
Metamorphic Rocks
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
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Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
 
Arkose is a sedimentary rock, specifically a type of sandstone containing at least 25% feldspar
France
Alexandre Brongniart
From Auvergne region of France used by a French geologist Alexandre Brongniart in 1826 who applied this term to some feldspathic sandstones
Sedimentary Rocks
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
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Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock