Enderbite

Trachyandesite

Enderbite and Trachyandesite

Enderbite

Trachyandesite

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Definition

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

Trachyandesite is an extrusive igneous rock.

History

Origin

Enderby Land, Antarctica

Indonesia

Discoverer

Unknown

Etymology

From its occurrence in Enderby Land, Antarctica

From French trachyandésite, trachy + andésite andesite, a lava intermediate in composition between trachyte and andesite

Class

Igneous Rocks

Sub-Class

Durable Rock, Hard Rock

Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock

Family

Group

Plutonic

Volcanic

Other Categories

Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock

Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock

Texture

Granular

Glassy, Massive, Porphyritic, Scoriaceous, Vesicular

Color

Black, Grey, Orange, Pink, White

Black, Brown, Light to Dark Grey

Maintenance

Less

Durability

Durable

Water Resistant

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Scratch Resistant

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Stain Resistant

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Wind Resistant

✔ ✘

Acid Resistant

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Appearance

Veined or Pebbled

Dull and Soft

Uses

Architecture

Interior Uses

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

Countertops, Decorative Aggregates, Homes, Interior Decoration

Exterior Uses

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

As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Garden Decoration

Other Architectural Uses

Curbing

Industry

Construction Industry

As Dimension Stone

Building houses or walls, Cobblestones, for Road Aggregate, Rail Track Ballast, Roadstone

Medical Industry

Antiquity Uses

Artifacts, Monuments, Sculpture, Small Figurines

Artifacts, Sculpture

Other Uses

Commercial Uses

Curling, Gemstone, Laboratory bench tops, Tombstones

Creating Artwork, Pottery

Types

Basaltic Trachyandesite

Features

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

Has High structural resistance against erosion and climate, Very fine grained 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.

Trachyandesite 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

Alkali feldspar, Biotite, Olivine, Plagioclase, Pyroxene, Sodic plagioclase

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

Cataclastic Metamorphism, Contact Metamorphism, Regional Metamorphism

Weathering

✔ ✘

Types of Weathering

Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering

Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering

Erosion

✔ ✘

Types of Erosion

Glacier Erosion, Sea Erosion, Water Erosion, Wind Erosion

Chemical Erosion, Coastal Erosion, Water Erosion, Wind Erosion

Properties

Physical Properties

Hardness

6-74-5

1 7

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Grain Size

Coarse Grained

Fine Grained

Fracture

Conchoidal

Streak

White

Light to dark brown

Porosity

Very Less Porous

Less Porous

Luster

Earthy

Compressive Strength

140.00 N/mm²37.40 N/mm²

0.15 450

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Cleavage

Perfect

Toughness

2.3

Specific Gravity

-99992.8-3

0 8.4

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Transparency

Opaque

Density

2.6 g/cm³2.9-3.1 g/cm³

0 1400

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Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity

0.79 kJ/Kg K0.84 kJ/Kg K

0.14 3.2

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Resistance

Heat Resistant, Wear Resistant

Heat Resistant, Pressure Resistant, Wear Resistant

Reserves

Deposits in Eastern Continents

Asia

India

India, Russia

Africa

South Africa

Europe

Iceland

Others

Antarctica

Deposits in Western Continents

North America

USA

Canada, USA

South America

Brazil

Deposits in Oceania Continent

Australia

All about Enderbite and Trachyandesite Properties

Know all about Enderbite and Trachyandesite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Enderbite and Trachyandesite belong to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Enderbite is Granular whereas that of Trachyandesite is Glassy, Massive, Porphyritic, Scoriaceous, Vesicular. Enderbite appears Veined or Pebbled and Trachyandesite appears Dull and Soft. The luster of Enderbite is while that of Trachyandesite is earthy. Enderbite is available in black, grey, orange, pink, white colors whereas Trachyandesite is available in black, brown, light to dark grey colors. The commercial uses of Enderbite are curling, gemstone, laboratory bench tops, tombstones and that of Trachyandesite are creating artwork, pottery.