Epidosite

Jaspillite

Epidosite and Jaspillite

Epidosite

Jaspillite

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Definition

Epidosite is a highly altered epidote and quartz bearing rock which is a type of metasomatite, essentially altered basalt

Jaspillite is an iron rich chemically formed rock which is common in banded iron formation rocks

History

Origin

Western Australia, Minnesota

Discoverer

Unknown

Etymology

From Jaspilite (Mineral), a compact siliceous rock which resembles jasper

Class

Igneous Rocks

Sedimentary Rocks

Sub-Class

Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock

Durable Rock, Soft Rock

Family

Group

Volcanic

Other Categories

Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock

Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock

Texture

Glassy, Massive, Porphyritic, Scoriaceous, Vesicular

Banded, Trellis

Color

Black, Brown, Light to Dark Grey

Red, Reddish Brown

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

Dull and Soft

Banded and Glassy

Uses

Architecture

Interior Uses

Decorative Aggregates, Floor Tiles, Homes, Hotels, Interior Decoration

Decorative Aggregates, Interior Decoration

Exterior Uses

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

As Facing Stone, Garden Decoration, Paving Stone

Other Architectural Uses

Curbing

Industry

Construction Industry

As Dimension Stone, Cobblestones, Rail Track Ballast, Roadstone

As a Flux in the Production of Steel and Pig Iron, As a Sintering Agent in Steel Industry to process Iron Ore, As Dimension Stone, Cement Manufacture, for Road Aggregate, Making natural cement, Manufacture of Magnesium and Dolomite Refractories

Medical Industry

Antiquity Uses

Artifacts, Monuments, Sculpture, Small Figurines

Artifacts, Jewellery, Monuments

Other Uses

Commercial Uses

Commemorative Tablets, Creating Artwork

Creating Artwork, Jewelry

Types

Alkaline Basalt, Boninite, High Alumina Basalt, Mid Ocean Ridge Basalt (MORB), Tholeiitic Basalt, Basaltic trachyandesite, Mugearite and Shoshonite

Algoma-type , Lake Superior-type and Superior-type

Features

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

Is one of the oldest rock

Archaeological Significance

Monuments

Famous Monuments

Sculpture

Famous Sculptures

Pictographs

Petroglyphs

Figurines

Fossils

Absent

Present

Formation

Epidosite 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.

Jaspillite is a type of sedimentary rock which is formed by the compaction and sedimentation of pieces of broken or weathered rocks and minerals.

Composition

Mineral Content

Olivine, Plagioclase, Pyroxene

Coesite, Quartz, Sand

Compound Content

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

Fe, Iron(III) Oxide, Silicon Dioxide

Transformation

Metamorphism

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Types of Metamorphism

Burial Metamorphism, Cataclastic Metamorphism, Hydrothermal Metamorphism, Impact Metamorphism

Weathering

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Types of Weathering

Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering

Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering

Erosion

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Types of Erosion

Chemical Erosion, Coastal Erosion

Properties

Physical Properties

Hardness

1 7

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Grain Size

Fine to Coarse Grained

Large and Coarse Grained

Fracture

Conchoidal

Streak

White to Grey

White

Porosity

Less Porous

Very Less Porous

Luster

Earthy

Compressive Strength

160.00 N/mm²230.00 N/mm²

0.15 450

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Cleavage

Toughness

2.3

Specific Gravity

2.8-35.0-5.3

0 8.4

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Transparency

Opaque

Translucent to Opaque

Density

-9999 g/cm³0-5.7 g/cm³

0 1400

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Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity

0.84 kJ/Kg K3.20 kJ/Kg K

0.14 3.2

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Resistance

Heat Resistant, Pressure Resistant, Wear Resistant

Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant, Wear Resistant

Reserves

Deposits in Eastern Continents

Asia

India, Russia

Russia

Africa

South Africa

Europe

Iceland

Ukraine

Others

Deposits in Western Continents

North America

Canada, USA

South America

Brazil

Deposits in Oceania Continent

Australia

Western Australia

All about Epidosite and Jaspillite Properties

Know all about Epidosite and Jaspillite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Epidosite belongs to Igneous Rocks while Jaspillite belongs to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Epidosite is Glassy, Massive, Porphyritic, Scoriaceous, Vesicular whereas that of Jaspillite is Banded, Trellis. Epidosite appears Dull and Soft and Jaspillite appears Banded and Glassy. The luster of Epidosite is while that of Jaspillite is earthy. Epidosite is available in black, brown, light to dark grey colors whereas Jaspillite is available in red, reddish brown colors. The commercial uses of Epidosite are commemorative tablets, creating artwork and that of Jaspillite are creating artwork, jewelry.