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texture
The feel of a surface or a fabric
granite
Plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture
compact
A small cosmetics case with a mirror
porous
Able to absorb fluids
sandstone
A sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement
mixture
A substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together
crystals
A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure (plural)
hard
With effort or force or vigor
grain
A relatively small granular particle of a substance
weathered
To face and withstand with courage
acidic
Being or containing an acid
crumbly
Easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder
reaction
A process in which one or more substances are changed into others
limestone
A sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals
dissolved
To cause to go into a solution

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