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Monzonite is a granular igneous rock with composition between syenite and diorite and containing approximately equal amounts of orthoclase and plagioclase
From Mount Monzoni in the Tyrol, Italy, + -ite1
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
A hydration and metamorphic transformation of ultramafic rock from the Earth's mantle is called as serpentinization, a group of minerals is formed by serpentinization compose rock 'serpentinite'.
From English word serpentinization.
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock