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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
From French schiste, Greek skhistos i.e. split
Fine Grained Rock, Medium 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