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Wehrlite is an ultramafic and ultrabasic rock that is a mixture of olivine and clinopyroxene. It is a subdivision of the peridotites
From the name of a professor, Alois Wehrle
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Granite is a very hard, granular, crystalline igneous rock which consists mainly of quartz, mica, and feldspar and is often used as building stone
From Italian granito, which means grained rock, from grano grain, and from Latin granum
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock