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Charnockite and Shoshonite


Shoshonite and Charnockite


Definition

Definition
Charnockite is a variety of granite containing minerals like orthopyroxene, quartz, and feldspar  
Shoshonite is a basaltic rock, properly a potassic trachyandesite, composed of olivine, augite and plagioclase phenocrysts in a groundmass with calcic plagioclase and sanidine and some dark-colored volcanic glass  

History
  
  

Origin
Tamil Nadu, India  
Wyoming,USA  

Discoverer
T. H. Holland  
Iddings  

Etymology
From Job Charnock, an administtrator of East India Company  
From the place of origin called Shoshone riverin Wyoming  

Class
Igneous Rocks  
Igneous Rocks  

Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Hard Rock  
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock  

Family
  
  

Group
Plutonic  
Volcanic  

Other Categories
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock  
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock  

Texture

Texture
Granular  
Porphyritic  

Color
Black, Grey, Orange, Pink, White  
Brown- Black, Dark Brown  

Maintenance
Less  
Less  

Durability
Durable  
Durable  

Water Resistant
No  
Yes  

Scratch Resistant
Yes  
Yes  

Stain Resistant
Yes  
Yes  

Wind Resistant
No  
Yes  

Acid Resistant
Yes  
Yes  

Appearance
Veined or Pebbled  
Dull  

Uses

Architecture
  
  

Interior Uses
Bathrooms, Countertops, Decorative Aggregates, Entryways, Floor Tiles, Homes, Hotels, Kitchens, Stair Treads  
Decorative Aggregates, Homes, Interior Decoration  

Exterior Uses
As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Bridges, Paving Stone, Garden Decoration, Office Buildings, Resorts  
As Building Stone, As Facing Stone  

Other Architectural Uses
Curbing  
Curbing  

Industry
  
  

Construction Industry
As Dimension Stone  
As Dimension Stone, Cobblestones, Rail Track Ballast, Roadstone  

Medical Industry
-  
-  

Antiquity Uses
Artifacts, Monuments, Sculpture, Small Figurines  
Sculpture  

Other Uses
  
  

Commercial Uses
Curling, Gemstone, Laboratory bench tops, Tombstones  
Cemetery Markers, Creating Artwork  

Types

Types
Enderbite  
Intermediate volcanic rock  

Features
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, It is One of the Oldest, Strongest and Hardest Rock  
Has High structural resistance against erosion and climate, Very fine grained rock  

Archaeological Significance
  
  

Monuments
-  
-  

Famous Monuments
-  
-  

Sculpture
-  
-  

Famous Sculptures
-  
-  

Pictographs
-  
-  

Petroglyphs
-  
-  

Figurines
-  
-  

Fossils
Absent  
Absent  

Formation

Formation
Charnockite is an intrusive igneous rock which is very hard and is formed due to weathering of existing rocks.  
Shoshonite 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.  

Composition
  
  

Mineral Content
Amphibole, Biotite, Feldspar, Hornblade, Micas, Muscovite or Illite, Olivine, Plagioclase, Pyroxene, Quartz  
Pyroxene  

Compound Content
Aluminium Oxide, CaO, Iron(III) Oxide, FeO, Potassium Oxide, MgO, MnO, Sodium Oxide, Phosphorus Pentoxide, Silicon Dioxide, Titanium Dioxide  
Aluminium Oxide, Iron(III) Oxide, Potassium Oxide, Sodium Oxide, Titanium Dioxide  

Transformation
  
  

Metamorphism
Yes  
Yes  

Types of Metamorphism
Burial Metamorphism, Contact Metamorphism, Regional Metamorphism  
Burial Metamorphism, Cataclastic Metamorphism, Contact Metamorphism  

Weathering
Yes  
Yes  

Types of Weathering
Biological Weathering  
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering  

Erosion
Yes  
Yes  

Types of Erosion
Chemical Erosion, Water Erosion, Wind Erosion  
Chemical Erosion, Coastal Erosion, Glacier Erosion  

Properties

Physical Properties
  
  

Hardness
6-7  
6  

Grain Size
Coarse Grained  
Medium to Fine Coarse Grained  

Fracture
-  
Uneven  

Streak
White  
White to Grey  

Porosity
Very Less Porous  
Less Porous  

Luster
-  
Dull  

Compressive Strength
190.00 N/mm2  
15
175.00 N/mm2  
20

Cleavage
-  
-  

Toughness
-  
1.6  

Specific Gravity
-9999  
2.98  

Transparency
Opaque  
Opaque  

Density
2.6 g/cm3  
2.9-3 g/cm3  

Thermal Properties
  
  

Specific Heat Capacity
0.84 kJ/Kg K  
15
0.79 kJ/Kg K  
17

Resistance
Heat Resistant, Wear Resistant  
Heat Resistant, Pressure Resistant  

Reserves

Deposits in Eastern Continents
  
  

Asia
India  
India, Russia  

Africa
East Africa, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Morocco, Mozambique  
South Africa  

Europe
Albania, Romania, Scotland, United Kingdom  
Iceland  

Others
-  
-  

Deposits in Western Continents
  
  

North America
USA  
Canada, USA  

South America
Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela  
Brazil  

Deposits in Oceania Continent
  
  

Australia
Central Australia, Western Australia  
-  

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All about Charnockite and Shoshonite Properties

Know all about Charnockite and Shoshonite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Charnockite and Shoshonite belong to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Charnockite is Granular whereas that of Shoshonite is Porphyritic. Charnockite appears Veined or Pebbled and Shoshonite appears Dull. The luster of Charnockite is while that of Shoshonite is dull. Charnockite is available in black, grey, orange, pink, white colors whereas Shoshonite is available in brown- black, dark brown colors. The commercial uses of Charnockite are curling, gemstone, laboratory bench tops, tombstones and that of Shoshonite are cemetery markers, creating artwork.

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