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Minette is a variety of Lamprophyre and is porphyritic alkaline igneous rock which is mainly dominated by biotite and potassic feldspar
From French mine ore, mine + ette
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Wehrlite is an ultramafic and ultrabasic rock that is a mixture of olivine and clinopyroxene. It is a subdivision of the peridotites
From the name of a professor, Alois Wehrle
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock