Enderbite

Lherzolite

Enderbite and Lherzolite

Enderbite

Lherzolite

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Definition

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

Lherzolite is a type of ultramafic igneous rock which contains essential olivine and clinopyroxene and orthopyroxene in equal proportions

History

Origin

Enderby Land, Antarctica

France

Discoverer

Unknown

Etymology

From its occurrence in Enderby Land, Antarctica

From the Lherz Massif, an alpine peridotite complex, at Étang de Lers, near Massat in the French Pyrenees; Lherz is the archaic spelling of this location

Class

Igneous Rocks

Sub-Class

Durable Rock, Hard Rock

Family

Group

Plutonic

Other Categories

Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock

Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock

Texture

Granular

Grenue

Color

Black, Grey, Orange, Pink, White

Black, Dark Greenish - Grey, Green, Pink, Purple

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

Glassy, Vesicular and Foilated

Uses

Architecture

Interior Uses

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

Decorative Aggregates, Entryways, Homes, Interior Decoration

Exterior Uses

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

As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Office Buildings

Other Architectural Uses

Curbing

Industry

Construction Industry

As Dimension Stone

Landscaping, Manufacture of Magnesium and Dolomite Refractories, Used for flooring, stair treads, borders and window sills.

Medical Industry

Antiquity Uses

Artifacts, Monuments, Sculpture, Small Figurines

Artifacts, Sculpture

Other Uses

Commercial Uses

Curling, Gemstone, Laboratory bench tops, Tombstones

As armour rock for sea walls, Source of Magnesia (MgO), Used in aquariums

Types

Garnet Lherzolite

Features

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

Host Rock for Lead

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.

Lherzolite 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

Harzburgite, Olivine, Pyroxene, Pyrrhotite

Compound Content

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

CaO, Cr, Chromium(III) Oxide, MgO

Transformation

Metamorphism

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Types of Metamorphism

Contact Metamorphism, Impact Metamorphism

Cataclastic Metamorphism, Contact Metamorphism

Weathering

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Types of Weathering

Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering

Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering

Erosion

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Types of Erosion

Glacier Erosion, Sea Erosion, Water Erosion, Wind Erosion

Chemical Erosion, Water Erosion, Wind Erosion

Properties

Physical Properties

Hardness

6-76.5

1 7

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Grain Size

Coarse Grained

Fine Grained

Fracture

Conchoidal

Streak

White

Porosity

Very Less Porous

Less Porous

Luster

Subvitreous to Dull

Compressive Strength

140.00 N/mm²290.00 N/mm²

0.15 450

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Cleavage

Perfect

Toughness

2.7

Specific Gravity

-99992.86

0 8.4

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Transparency

Opaque

Density

2.6 g/cm³2.8-2.9 g/cm³

0 1400

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Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity

0.79 kJ/Kg K0.95 kJ/Kg K

0.14 3.2

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Resistance

Heat Resistant, Wear Resistant

Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant, Pressure Resistant, Wear Resistant

Reserves

Deposits in Eastern Continents

Asia

India

Russia, South Korea

Africa

Western Africa

Europe

United Kingdom

Others

Antarctica

Deposits in Western Continents

North America

USA

South America

Deposits in Oceania Continent

Australia

Central Australia, Western Australia

All about Enderbite and Lherzolite Properties

Know all about Enderbite and Lherzolite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Enderbite and Lherzolite belong to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Enderbite is Granular whereas that of Lherzolite is Grenue. Enderbite appears Veined or Pebbled and Lherzolite appears Glassy, Vesicular and Foilated. The luster of Enderbite is while that of Lherzolite is subvitreous to dull. Enderbite is available in black, grey, orange, pink, white colors whereas Lherzolite is available in black, dark greenish - grey, green, pink, purple colors. The commercial uses of Enderbite are curling, gemstone, laboratory bench tops, tombstones and that of Lherzolite are as armour rock for sea walls, source of magnesia (mgo), used in aquariums.