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Whiteschist
Whiteschist
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Whiteschist is an uncommon rock type belonging to a class of metamorphic rock, this is formed at high-ultra-high pressures
Tasmania
Unknown
From French schiste, Greek skhistos i.e. split
Metamorphic Rocks
Durable Rock, Soft Rock
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Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
 
Charnockite is a variety of granite containing minerals like orthopyroxene, quartz, and feldspar
Tamil Nadu, India
T. H. Holland
From Job Charnock, an administtrator of East India Company
Igneous Rocks
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
Plutonic
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock