Enderbite

Granophyre

Enderbite and Granophyre

Enderbite

Granophyre

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Definition

Enderbite rock is an igneous rock which belongs to the Charnockite rock series

Granophyre is a type of granitic rock which consists of intergrown feldspar and quartz crystals in a medium to fine grained groundmass

History

Origin

Enderby Land, Antarctica

Discoverer

Unknown

Etymology

From its occurrence in Enderby Land, Antarctica

From German Granophyr, from Granit granite + Porphyr

Class

Igneous Rocks

Sub-Class

Durable Rock, Hard Rock

Family

Group

Plutonic

Volcanic

Other Categories

Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock

Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock

Texture

Granular

Granophyric

Color

Black, Grey, Orange, Pink, White

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

Veined or Pebbled

Uses

Architecture

Interior Uses

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

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

Exterior Uses

As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Bridges, Paving Stone, Garden Decoration, Office Buildings

As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Bridges, Garden Decoration, Office Buildings, Paving Stone

Other Architectural Uses

Curbing

Industry

Construction Industry

As Dimension Stone

Medical Industry

Antiquity Uses

Artifacts, Monuments, Sculpture, Small Figurines

Other Uses

Commercial Uses

Curling, Gemstone, Laboratory bench tops, Tombstones

Types

Intermediate intrusive rock

Features

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

Archaeological Significance

Monuments

Famous Monuments

Sculpture

Famous Sculptures

Pictographs

Petroglyphs

Figurines

Fossils

Absent

Formation

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

Granophyre 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

Hornblade, Orthoclase, Plagioclase, Quartz

Compound Content

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

Transformation

Metamorphism

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Types of Metamorphism

Contact Metamorphism, Impact Metamorphism

Burial Metamorphism, Impact Metamorphism

Weathering

✔ ✘

Types of Weathering

Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering

Biological Weathering

Erosion

✔ ✘

Types of Erosion

Glacier Erosion, Sea Erosion, Water Erosion, Wind Erosion

Glacier Erosion, Sea Erosion, Wind Erosion

Properties

Physical Properties

Hardness

6-76-7

1 7

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Grain Size

Coarse Grained

Medium to Fine Coarse Grained

Fracture

Streak

White

Porosity

Very Less Porous

Less Porous

Luster

Dull to Grainy with Sporadic parts Pearly and Vitreous

Compressive Strength

140.00 N/mm²175.00 N/mm²

0.15 450

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Cleavage

Toughness

Specific Gravity

-99992.6-2.7

0 8.4

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Transparency

Opaque

Density

2.6 g/cm³2.6-2.8 g/cm³

0 1400

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Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity

0.79 kJ/Kg K0.79 kJ/Kg K

0.14 3.2

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Resistance

Heat Resistant, Wear Resistant

Reserves

Deposits in Eastern Continents

Asia

India

China, India, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam

Africa

Angola, Egypt, Madagascar, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa

Europe

Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Sardinia, Spain, Switzerland, The Czech Republic

Others

Antarctica

Deposits in Western Continents

North America

USA

Canada, USA

South America

Deposits in Oceania Continent

Australia

All about Enderbite and Granophyre Properties

Know all about Enderbite and Granophyre properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Enderbite and Granophyre belong to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Enderbite is Granular whereas that of Granophyre is Granophyric. Enderbite appears Veined or Pebbled and Granophyre appears Veined or Pebbled. The luster of Enderbite is while that of Granophyre is dull to grainy with sporadic parts pearly and vitreous. Enderbite and Granophyre are available in black, grey, orange, pink, white colors. The commercial uses of Enderbite and Granophyre are curling, gemstone, laboratory bench tops, tombstones.