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1627:Whiteschist
1518:Greenschist
1498:Cataclasite
1488:Amphibolite
1415:Phosphorite
1365:Itacolumite
1290:Calcarenite
1136:Quartzolite
1076:Nephelinite
1046:Lamprophyre
1001:Harzburgite
959:Napoleonite
932:Charnockite
927:Carbonatite
917:Blairmorite
868:Anorthosite
749:Plagioclase
207:(USA), the
177:iron oxides
166:hypersthene
147:plagioclase
141:Petrography
95:phenocrysts
44:porphyritic
1828:Categories
1793:Teschenite
1778:Shonkinite
1753:Pietersite
1748:Novaculite
1658:Borolanite
1643:Adamellite
1560:Metapelite
1528:Calcflinta
1493:Blueschist
1483:Anthracite
1465:Wackestone
1445:Travertine
1390:Lumachelle
1370:Jaspillite
1325:Diamictite
1247:Websterite
1232:Troctolite
1208:Benmoreite
1168:Shonkinite
1141:Rhyodacite
1121:Pyroxenite
1096:Peridotite
1056:Lherzolite
1031:Kimberlite
1021:Ignimbrite
1016:Icelandite
996:Granophyre
905:Shoshonite
347:0132403420
234:References
91:groundmass
1808:Variolite
1798:Theralite
1788:Tachylite
1773:Rodingite
1743:Mangerite
1723:Larvikite
1708:Jasperoid
1703:Jadeitite
1668:Epidosite
1622:Tectonite
1615:Soapstone
1580:Quartzite
1550:Migmatite
1535:Itabirite
1513:Granulite
1455:Turbidite
1435:Sylvinite
1430:Siltstone
1420:Sandstone
1405:Oil shale
1385:Limestone
1360:Gritstone
1355:Greywacke
1350:Geyserite
1340:Evaporite
1330:Diatomite
1305:Claystone
1270:Argillite
1183:Tachylyte
1151:Comendite
1101:Phonolite
1091:Pegmatite
1066:Monzonite
1041:Lamproite
1036:Komatiite
976:Foidolite
937:Enderbite
900:Mugearite
779:Tridymite
759:Magnetite
754:Amphibole
718:Mugearite
615:Types of
513:0016-7606
470:140549581
462:1432-0967
201:Ascension
103:CIPW norm
99:nepheline
29:Argentina
1783:Taconite
1758:Pyrolite
1683:Ganister
1653:Aphanite
1648:Appinite
1570:Phyllite
1555:Mylonite
1523:Hornfels
1503:Eclogite
1400:Mudstone
1375:Laterite
1335:Dolomite
1252:Wehrlite
1227:Trachyte
1220:Hawaiite
1198:Tonalite
1193:Tephrite
1146:Rhyolite
1111:Porphyry
1086:Obsidian
971:Essexite
922:Boninite
912:Basanite
858:Andesite
764:Ilmenite
744:Pyroxene
713:Hawaiite
224:Venera 8
211:and the
150:feldspar
51:volcanic
1803:Unakite
1733:Llanite
1698:Ijolite
1673:Felsite
1605:Suevite
1440:Tillite
1380:Lignite
1320:Coquina
1285:Breccia
1178:Syenite
1026:Ijolite
986:Granite
954:Diorite
949:Diabase
853:Adakite
739:Olivine
672:Aa lava
617:basalts
493:Bibcode
442:Bibcode
371:Bibcode
258:Bibcode
193:Madeira
101:in its
89:in its
83:olivine
79:basalts
73:O and K
1834:Basalt
1713:Kenyte
1688:Gossan
1585:Schist
1545:Marble
1508:Gneiss
1410:Oolite
1275:Arkose
1173:Sovite
1163:Scoria
1116:Pumice
1081:Norite
1051:Latite
981:Gabbro
966:Dunite
944:Dacite
878:Basalt
873:Aplite
769:Quartz
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189:Hawaii
170:quartz
162:silica
97:, and
87:augite
67:alkali
1678:Flint
1600:Slate
1595:Skarn
1460:Varve
1425:Shale
1345:Flint
1300:Chert
1295:Chalk
466:S2CID
411:–37.
228:Venus
27:, in
1450:Tufa
1395:Marl
1310:Coal
1242:Tuff
557:ISBN
532:ISBN
509:ISSN
458:ISSN
413:ISBN
342:ISBN
312:ISBN
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