All about Chalk and Ganister Properties
Know all about Chalk and Ganister properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Chalk and Ganister belong to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Chalk is Clastic or Non-Clastic whereas that of Ganister is Clastic, Granular, Rough. Chalk appears Soft and Ganister appears Rough. The luster of Chalk and Ganister is dull. Chalk is available in grey, white, yellow colors whereas Ganister is available in beige, black, brown, colourless, cream, dark brown, green, grey, light green, light to dark grey, pink, red, white, yellow colors. The commercial uses of Chalk are alumina refineries, creating artwork, drawing on blackboards, gymnasts, athletes and mountain climbers use for grip, in aquifers, paper industry, production of lime, raw material for manufacture of quicklime, slaked lime, soil conditioner, whiting, whiting material in toothpaste, paint and paper and that of Ganister are an oil and gas reservoir, in aquifers, petroleum reservoirs, soil conditioner, source of magnesia (mgo), tombstones.