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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
Rhyodacite is an extrusive volcanic rock intermediate in composition between dacite and rhyolite
Rhyo lite + dacite : a rock intermediate between rhyolite and dacite that is the extrusive equivalent of granodiorite
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock