Comendite

Claystone

Comendite and Claystone

Comendite

Claystone

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Definition

Comendite is a hard, peralkaline igneous rock, a type of light blue grey rhyolite

Claystone is a fine-grained, dark gray to pink sedimentary rock which mainly consists of compacted and hardened clay

History

Origin

Italy

Discoverer

Unknown

Etymology

Comendite derives its name from the area of Le Commende on San Pietro Island in Italy

From English clay and stone as the rock contains more amount of clay

Class

Igneous Rocks

Sedimentary Rocks

Sub-Class

Durable Rock, Hard Rock

Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock

Family

Group

Volcanic

Other Categories

Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock

Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock

Texture

Porphyritic

Clastic

Color

Blue, Bluish - Grey

Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Grey, Orange, Red, White, Yellow

Maintenance

Less

Durability

Durable

Water Resistant

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Scratch Resistant

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Stain Resistant

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Wind Resistant

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Acid Resistant

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Appearance

Foliated

Rough and Dull

Uses

Architecture

Interior Uses

Countertops, Decorative Aggregates, Interior Decoration

Decorative Aggregates, Entryways, Floor Tiles, Homes, Interior Decoration

Exterior Uses

As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Garden Decoration

As Facing Stone, Roof Tiles

Other Architectural Uses

Curbing

Industry

Construction Industry

Building houses or walls, Cement Manufacture, Construction Aggregate, for Road Aggregate, Landscaping, Making natural cement, Raw material for the manufacture of mortar

As a Sintering Agent in Steel Industry to process Iron Ore, Cement Manufacture, Construction Aggregate, for Road Aggregate, Making natural cement, Raw material for the manufacture of mortar

Medical Industry

Antiquity Uses

Artifacts

Artifacts, Sculpture, Small Figurines

Other Uses

Commercial Uses

Cemetery Markers

Pottery

Types

Rhyolite

Claystone

Features

Very fine grained rock, It is One of the Oldest, Strongest and Hardest Rock

Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Smooth to touch, Very fine grained rock

Archaeological Significance

Monuments

Famous Monuments

Sculpture

Famous Sculptures

Pictographs

Petroglyphs

Figurines

Fossils

Absent

Present

Formation

Comendite is a type of Igneous rock which is formed due to cooling and solidification of lava or magma. It may form with or without crystallization, either below the surface as intrusive rocks or on the surface as extrusive rocks.

Claystone is generally quite soft, but can be hard and brittle. It forms due to weathering of mudstone.

Composition

Mineral Content

Albite, Amphibole, Quartz

Biotite, Chlorite, Feldspar, Micas, Muscovite or Illite, Plagioclase, Pyrite, Quartz

Compound Content

Al, Fe, Potassium Oxide

Aluminium Oxide, Ca, NaCl, CaO, Iron(III) Oxide, MgO, Silicon Dioxide

Transformation

Metamorphism

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Types of Metamorphism

Cataclastic Metamorphism, Regional Metamorphism

Weathering

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Types of Weathering

Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering

Erosion

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Types of Erosion

Coastal Erosion, Water Erosion

Properties

Physical Properties

Hardness

6-73.5-4

1 7

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Grain Size

Medium Grained

Fine Grained

Fracture

Pervasive

Streak

Bluish Black

White

Porosity

Highly Porous

Very Less Porous

Luster

Dull

Compressive Strength

92.40 N/mm²40.00 N/mm²

0.15 450

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Cleavage

Perfect

Toughness

2.6

Specific Gravity

2.380

0 8.4

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Transparency

Opaque

Density

-9999 g/cm³2-2.9 g/cm³

0 1400

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Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity

0.79 kJ/Kg K0.92 kJ/Kg K

0.14 3.2

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Resistance

Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant

Reserves

Deposits in Eastern Continents

Asia

China

Bangladesh, China, India, Russia

Africa

East Africa

Ethiopia, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania

Europe

Italy

Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Romania, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland

Others

Deposits in Western Continents

North America

Canada, Panama, USA

South America

Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela

Deposits in Oceania Continent

Australia

Queensland

New South Wales, New Zealand, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia

All about Comendite and Claystone Properties

Know all about Comendite and Claystone properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Comendite belongs to Igneous Rocks while Claystone belongs to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Comendite is Porphyritic whereas that of Claystone is Clastic. Comendite appears Foliated and Claystone appears Rough and Dull. The luster of Comendite and Claystone is dull. Comendite is available in blue, bluish - grey colors whereas Claystone is available in black, blue, brown, green, grey, orange, red, white, yellow colors. The commercial uses of Comendite are cemetery markers and that of Claystone are pottery.