Charnockite

Turbidite

Charnockite and Turbidite

Charnockite

Turbidite

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Definition

Charnockite is a variety of granite containing minerals like orthopyroxene, quartz, and feldspar

A sedimentary rock, deposit of a submarine turbidity currents and are composed of layered particles

History

Origin

Tamil Nadu, India

European Foreland Basins

Discoverer

T. H. Holland

Arnold H. Bouma

Etymology

From Job Charnock, an administtrator of East India Company

From Medieval Latin turbiditas, from Latin turbidus (turbid). Turbidity current is from 1939

Class

Igneous Rocks

Sedimentary Rocks

Sub-Class

Durable Rock, Hard Rock

Durable Rock, Soft Rock

Family

Group

Plutonic

Other Categories

Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock

Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock

Texture

Granular

Mud-rich, Sandy

Color

Black, Grey, Orange, Pink, White

Black, Brown, Green, Grey, Pink

Maintenance

Less

Durability

Durable

Water Resistant

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Scratch Resistant

✔ ✘

Stain Resistant

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Wind Resistant

✔ ✘

Acid Resistant

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Appearance

Veined or Pebbled

Dull and Banded

Uses

Architecture

Interior Uses

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

Bathrooms, Countertops, Decorative Aggregates, Flooring, 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, Paving Stone, Garden Decoration

Other Architectural Uses

Curbing

Industry

Construction Industry

As Dimension Stone

As Dimension Stone, Cement Manufacture, Construction Aggregate, for Road Aggregate, Making natural cement

Medical Industry

Antiquity Uses

Artifacts, Monuments, Sculpture, Small Figurines

Artifacts, Monuments, Sculpture

Other Uses

Commercial Uses

Curling, Gemstone, Laboratory bench tops, Tombstones

Cemetery Markers, Creating Artwork

Types

Enderbite

Sedimentary rock

Features

Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, It is One of the Oldest, Strongest and Hardest Rock

High silica content, Host Rock for Lead

Archaeological Significance

Monuments

Famous Monuments

Sculpture

Famous Sculptures

Pictographs

Petroglyphs

Figurines

Fossils

Absent

Present

Formation

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

Turbidite is a type of sedimentary rock formed when a river carries or transports pieces of broken rock as it flows. These particles then settle down and are subjected to high temperature and pressures hence forming Turbidite.

Composition

Mineral Content

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

Coesite, Quartz, Sand

Compound Content

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

CaO, Carbon Dioxide, MgO

Transformation

Metamorphism

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Types of Metamorphism

Burial Metamorphism, Contact Metamorphism, Regional Metamorphism

Weathering

✔ ✘

Types of Weathering

Biological Weathering

Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering

Erosion

✔ ✘

Types of Erosion

Chemical Erosion, Water Erosion, Wind Erosion

Chemical Erosion, Coastal Erosion, Sea Erosion, Water Erosion, Wind Erosion

Properties

Physical Properties

Hardness

6-73

1 7

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Grain Size

Coarse Grained

Fine to Coarse Grained

Fracture

Splintery

Streak

White

White, Greenish White or Grey

Porosity

Very Less Porous

Luster

Metallic

Compressive Strength

190.00 N/mm²200.00 N/mm²

0.15 450

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Cleavage

Disjunctive

Toughness

2.4

Specific Gravity

-99992.46-2.73

0 8.4

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Transparency

Opaque

Density

2.6 g/cm³1.6-2.5 g/cm³

0 1400

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Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity

0.84 kJ/Kg K0.92 kJ/Kg K

0.14 3.2

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Resistance

Heat Resistant, Wear Resistant

Heat Resistant

Reserves

Deposits in Eastern Continents

Asia

India

Africa

East Africa, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Morocco, Mozambique

Western Africa

Europe

Albania, Romania, Scotland, United Kingdom

Austria, Belarus, Romania, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Others

Deposits in Western Continents

North America

USA

Canada, USA

South America

Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela

Brazil, Colombia

Deposits in Oceania Continent

Australia

Central Australia, Western Australia

New Zealand, Western Australia

All about Charnockite and Turbidite Properties

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