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Oolite is a sedimentary rock formed from ooids, spherical grains which are composed of concentric layers of calcite
From oo- + -lite, after German Oolit. A rock consisting of fine grains of carbonate of lime
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Harzburgite is a plutonic rock of the peridotite group consisting largely of orthopyroxene and olivine
From the name of a town in Harzburg, Germany
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock