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Vogesite is a porphyritic alkaline igneous rock and is a variety of Lamprophyre which is dominated by essential amphibole, usually hornblende, and potassic feldspar
From the variety of Lamprophyre Greek lampros bright and shining + porphureos purple
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Trachyandesite is an extrusive igneous rock.
From French trachyandésite, trachy + andésite andesite, a lava intermediate in composition between trachyte and andesite
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock