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Hornfels
Hornfels

Rapakivi Granite
Rapakivi Granite



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Hornfels is a metamorphic rock formed by the contact between mudstone or other clay rich rock, and a hot igneous body, and represents a heat altered equivalent of the original rock
New Zealand
Unknown
From German which means hornstone
Metamorphic Rocks
Durable Rock, Soft Rock
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Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
 
Rapakivi Granite is a hornblende-biotite Granite containing large rounded crystals of orthoclase which are mantled with oligoclase
Finland, Europe
Jakob Sederholm
From Finnish Rapakivi which stands for crumbly rock
Igneous Rocks
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
Plutonic
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock