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Teschenite is coarse- to fine-grained, dark-coloured intrusive igneous rock that usually occurs in sills, dikes and irregular masses and is always altered to some extent
From its occurrence near Teschen. now known as Cieszyn, Pol., Scotland
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Dunite is a green to brownish coarse-grained igneous rock mainly consisting of olivine
Ferdinand von Hochstetter
From the name of Dun Mountain, New Zealand, + -ite1
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock