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Harzburgite is a plutonic rock of the peridotite group consisting largely of orthopyroxene and olivine
From the name of a town in Harzburg, Germany
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Hornblendite is a type of igneous plutonic rock consisting mainly of amphibole hornblende and is a type of Amphibolite rock
From German, Horn horn + blende
Coarse Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock