Definition
Origin
Discoverer
Etymology
Class
Sub-Class
Group
Other Categories
Jaspillite is an iron rich chemically formed rock which is common in banded iron formation rocks
Western Australia, Minnesota
From Jaspilite (Mineral), a compact siliceous rock which resembles jasper
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Larvikite is an igneous rock and a variety of monzonite, notable for the presence of thumbnail-sized crystals of feldspar
From the town of Larvik in Norway, where this type of igneous rock is found
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock