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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
 
Pantellerite is a peralkaline rhyolite. It has a higher iron and lower aluminium composition than comendite
Strait of sicily
Unknown
From Pantelleria, a volcanic island in the Strait of Sicily
Igneous Rocks
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
Volcanic
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock