Enderbite Rock | History

Definition

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

History

Origin

Enderby Land, Antarctica

Discoverer

Unknown

Etymology

From its occurrence in Enderby Land, Antarctica

Class

Igneous Rocks

Sub-Class

Durable Rock, Hard Rock

Family

Group

Plutonic

Other Categories

Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock

Texture

Granular

Color

Black, Grey, Orange, Pink, White

Maintenance

Less

Durability

Durable

Water Resistant

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81% - Igneous Rocks Rocks have it !

Scratch Resistant

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86% - Igneous Rocks Rocks have it !

Stain Resistant

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66% - Igneous Rocks Rocks have it !

Wind Resistant

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49% - Igneous Rocks Rocks have it !

Acid Resistant

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48% - Igneous Rocks Rocks have it !

Appearance

Veined or Pebbled

Uses

Architecture

Interior Uses

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

Exterior Uses

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

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

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.

Composition

Mineral Content

Amphibole, Biotite, Feldspar, Hornblade, Micas, Muscovite or Illite, Olivine, Plagioclase, Pyroxene, 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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97% - Igneous Rocks Rocks have it !

Types of Metamorphism

Contact Metamorphism, Impact Metamorphism

Weathering

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99% - Igneous Rocks Rocks have it !

Types of Weathering

Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering

Erosion

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92% - Igneous Rocks Rocks have it !

Types of Erosion

Glacier Erosion, Sea Erosion, Water Erosion, Wind Erosion

Properties

Physical Properties

Hardness

6-7

1 7

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Grain Size

Coarse Grained

Fracture

Streak

White

Porosity

Very Less Porous

Luster

Compressive Strength

140.00 N/mm²

Rank: 23 (Overall)

0.15 450

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Cleavage

Toughness

Specific Gravity

-9999

0 8.4

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Transparency

Opaque

Density

2.6 g/cm³

0 1400

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Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity

0.79 kJ/Kg K

Rank: 17 (Overall)

0.14 3.2

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Resistance

Heat Resistant, Wear Resistant

Reserves

Deposits in Eastern Continents

Asia

India

Africa

Europe

Others

Antarctica

Deposits in Western Continents

North America

USA