Orbicular Granite

Orbicular Granite

Orbicular granite is an uncommon rock type found near Mount Magnet, in Western Australia. It is a granitic rock with orbicules - concentrically layered, spheroidal structures, probably formed through nucleation around a grain in a cooling magma chamber.


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