Anthracite and Quartzite Uses

Uses of Anthracite and Quartzite

There are many uses of Anthracite and Quartzite based on their unique properties. All rocks due to their properties, texture, color etc. have variety of uses. Know all about Anthracite and Quartzite and their uses in industries and architecture in the upcoming sections.

• Commercial uses of Anthracite: alumina refineries, electricity generation, liquid fuel, manufacture of soap, solvents, dyes, plastics and fibres, paper industry.
• Commercial uses of Quartzite: an oil and gas reservoir, as armour rock for sea walls, cemetery markers, commemorative tablets, in aquifers, laboratory bench tops, petroleum reservoirs, soil conditioner, source of magnesia (mgo), tombstones, used in aquariums.