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Rhomb Porphyry
Rhomb Porphyry

Amphibolite
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Rhomb-porphyry is a porphyritic igneous rock with abundant wedge or lens shaped anorthoclase or feldspar phenocrysts
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Unknown
From Latin term that means purple
Igneous Rocks
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Volcanic
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
 
Amphibolite can be defined as a granular metamorphic rock which mainly consist of hornblende and plagioclase
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Alexandre Brongniart
From Amphibole + -ite
Metamorphic Rocks
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
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Coarse Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock