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Teschenite
Teschenite

Oolite
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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
Scotland
Unknown
From its occurrence near Teschen. now known as Cieszyn, Pol., Scotland
Igneous Rocks
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
Plutonic
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
 
Oolite is a sedimentary rock formed from ooids, spherical grains which are composed of concentric layers of calcite
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William Smith
From oo- + -lite, after German Oolit. A rock consisting of fine grains of carbonate of lime
Sedimentary Rocks
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Volcanic
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock