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Quartzite
Quartzite

Rapakivi Granite
Rapakivi Granite



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Quartzite is a non-foliated metamorphic rock that forms by the metamorphism of pure quartz Sandstone
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Unknown
From quartz + -ite
Metamorphic Rocks
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
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Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
 
Rapakivi Granite is a hornblende-biotite Granite containing large rounded crystals of orthoclase which are mantled with oligoclase
Finland, Europe
Jakob Sederholm
From Finnish Rapakivi which stands for crumbly rock
Igneous Rocks
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
Plutonic
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock