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intrusive igneous rock composed predominantly of plagioclase Aplite – A fine-grained intrusive igneous rock type similar to granite Basalt – A magnesium- and.

Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals.

Coarse-grained materials or systems have fewer, larger discrete components than fine-grained materials or systems.

A coarse-grained description of.

Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash.

Cryptocrystalline tool stones include flint and chert, which are fine-grained sedimentary materials; rhyolite and felsite, which are igneous flowstones;.

Gabbro ( /ˈɡæbroʊ/) is a phaneritic (coarse-grained), mafic intrusive igneous rock formed from the slow cooling of magnesium-rich and iron-rich magma.

size, into coarse-grained plutonic rock (typically formed deeper in the Earth's crust in batholiths or stocks) and medium-grained subvolcanic or hypabyssal.

Mudstone, a type of mudrock, is a fine-grained sedimentary rock whose original constituents were clays or muds.

finer-grained mass of material in which larger grains, crystals or clasts are embedded.

The matrix of an igneous rock consists of finer-grained, often.

Geological foliation (metamorphic arrangement in layers) with medium to large grained flakes in a preferred sheetlike orientation is called schistosity.

or fine-grained (aphanitic) in texture, but may be porphyritic, containing larger mineral crystals (phenocrysts) in an otherwise fine-grained rock.

fine grained white mica achieves a preferred orientation.

Phyllite has fine-grained mica.

A conglomerate typically contain a matrix of finer grained sediments, such as sand, silt, or clay, which fills the interstices between.

Basalt (US: /bəˈsɔːlt, ˈbeɪsɒlt/, UK: /ˈbæsɔːlt, ˈbæsəlt/) is a fine-grained extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity lava.

Granite ( /ˈɡrænɪt/) is a coarse-grained igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase.

The more fine-grained the available locks, the less likely one process/thread will request a.

divided into fine-grained multithreading or coarse-grained multithreading depending on the frequency of interleaved issues.

Fine-grained multithreading—such.

Kame gravels thus tend to be variable and range from fine to coarse grained and even to cobbly and boulder.

Synonyms:

harsh; granulose; farinaceous; granular; gritty; coarse; grainy; mealy;

Antonyms:

pleasant; starchless; achondritic; cowardly; fine;