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Anorthosite is a granular igneous rock composed largely of labradorite or plagioclase
From French anorthose plagioclase + -ite1
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Black, Bluish - Grey, Brown, Green, Grey, Light Greenish Grey, Pink, White
Layered, Banded, Veined and Shiny
Decorative Aggregates, Floor Tiles, Homes, Interior Decoration
As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Garden Decoration
As Dimension Stone, Cement Manufacture, for Road Aggregate
Artifacts, Sculpture, Small Figurines
Creating Artwork, Curling
Proterozoic Anorthosite and Archean Anorthosite
Generally rough to touch, Is one of the oldest rock
Anorthosite is a phaneritic, intrusive igneous rock which is characterized by a predominance of plagioclase feldspar which is almost 90–100%, and a minimal mafic component.
Amphibole, Clinopyroxene, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Olivine, Orthopyroxene
Ca, CaO, Chromium(III) Oxide, MgO, Sulfur Trioxide
Cataclastic Metamorphism, Contact Metamorphism
Chemical Erosion, Wind Erosion
Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant, Pressure Resistant, Scratch Resistant, Wear Resistant
Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, The Czech Republic
Central Australia, South Australia, Western Australia
Tephrite is an aphanitic to porphyritic textured, volcanic igneous rock
From Greek tephra, ashes from Indo-European base, to burn
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Black, Brown, Green, Grey, White
Decorative Aggregates, Flooring, Homes, Interior Decoration
As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Garden Decoration, Office Buildings
Production of Lime, Soil Conditioner
Tephrite is a fine-grained, hard rock which is a type of metasomatite, essentially altered basalt. It forms with or without crystallization, either below the surface as intrusive rocks or on the surface as extrusive rocks.
Alkali feldspar, Nepheline, Plagioclase, Pyroxene
CaO, Carbon Dioxide, MgO, Silicon Dioxide
Cataclastic Metamorphism, Contact Metamorphism, Impact Metamorphism, Regional Metamorphism
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering
Chemical Erosion, Coastal Erosion, Glacier Erosion, Sea Erosion, Water Erosion
Medium to Fine Coarse Grained
Crenulation and Pervasive
Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant
Germany, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Spain
New Zealand, Western Australia