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Itacolumite
Itacolumite

Rhomb Porphyry
Rhomb Porphyry



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A yellow sandstone which is flexible when cut into thin strips
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Unknown
From the name of a mountain range where it was found; Itacolumi mountain in Brazil
Sedimentary Rocks
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
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Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
 
Rhomb-porphyry is a porphyritic igneous rock with abundant wedge or lens shaped anorthoclase or feldspar phenocrysts
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Unknown
From Latin term that means purple
Igneous Rocks
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Volcanic
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock