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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
Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted
From Old English scealu in its base sense of thing that divides or separate
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock