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Suevite and Ganister Definition

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1 Definition
1.1 Definition
During the impact melted material forming a breccia containing glass and crystal or lithic fragments together form Suevite rock.
A ganister is a hard, fine-grained quartzose sandstone or orthoquartzite which is basically used in the manufacture of silica brick typically used to line furnaces and is a type of sedimentary rocks.
1.2 History
1.2.1 Origin
Canada, Germany
England
1.2.2 Discoverer
Unknown
Unknown
1.3 Etymology
No etymologies found
From gan′is-ter i.e a hard, close-grained siliceous stone, often forming the stratum which underlies a coal-seam
1.4 Class
Metamorphic Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
1.4.1 Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
1.5 Family
1.5.1 Group
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
1.6 Other Categories
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock

Definition of Suevite and Ganister

The general Suevite and Ganister definition can be stated as: During the impact melted material forming a breccia containing glass and crystal or lithic fragments together form Suevite rock.. On the other hand, A ganister is a hard, fine-grained quartzose sandstone or orthoquartzite which is basically used in the manufacture of silica brick typically used to line furnaces and is a type of sedimentary rocks.. Along with definition of Suevite and Ganister, get to know about Properties of Suevite and Ganister. Get to know more information about Suevite and Ganister origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Suevite and Ganister

The history of Suevite and Ganister gives information about where the rock was found and who was its discoverer. Almost each and every aspect of Earth's history is recorded in rocks be it the volcanoes which were erupted or the plants, animals and organisms which are now extinct, as rocks are present from millions of years.

Suevite and Ganister Origin and Discoverer

Suevite and Ganister definition gives us a brief idea about the two rocks. In some cases, the definition also gives summary about the Formation of Suevite and Ganister. In this section, you will know about Suevite and Ganister Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Suevite is Canada, Germany whereas Origin of Ganister is England. It is interesting to know the name of Suevite and Ganister discoverer. The discoverer of Suevite and Ganister are Unknown.

Etymology of Suevite and Ganister

Along with Suevite and Ganister definition, know more about the etymology of Suevite and Ganister. Etymology of Suevite and Ganister gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Suevite and Formation of Ganister. The etymology of Suevite is No etymologies found while that of Ganister is No etymologies found. The process of formation of rocks defines the class of rock. All the rocks in a class are formed by similar processes. Suevite belongs to Metamorphic Rocks while Ganister belongs to Sedimentary Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Suevite and Ganister are listed below.

For Suevite,

  • Sub-class: Durable Rock and Medium Hardness Rock
  • Group: Not applicable
  • Other Categories: Coarse grained rock and Opaque rock

For Ganister,

  • Sub-class: Durable Rock and Hard Rock
  • Group: Not applicable
  • Other Categories: Coarse grained rock, Fine grained rock and Opaque rock