Definition
Comendite is a hard, peralkaline igneous rock, a type of light blue grey rhyolite
During the impact melted material forming a breccia containing glass and crystal or lithic fragments together form Suevite rock.
History
Origin
Italy
Canada, Germany
Discoverer
Unknown
Unknown
Etymology
Comendite derives its name from the area of Le Commende on San Pietro Island in Italy
No etymologies found
Class
Igneous Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Family
Group
Volcanic
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Other Categories
Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock