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gravitationally separated rock
subject			fact

gravitationally separated rock	is a kind of rock
	has property formed by separation of molten rock in a gravity field
rock	has part mineral
	has texture
	has genesis

Kinds of gravitationally separated rock :

• depleted basalt (1 kind, 3 facts)
• fractional crystallized rock (2 kinds, 4 facts) - a rock produced by differentiation in which part of the magma is crystallized and separated from further reaction with remaining liquid