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Evaporite and Ganister Definition


Ganister and Evaporite Definition


Definition

Definition
A water-soluble mineral sediment resulting from concentration and crystallization by evaporation from an aqueous solution   
A ganister is a hard, fine-grained quartzose sandstone or orthoquartzite which is basically used in the manufacture of silica brick typically used to line furnaces and is a type of sedimentary rocks.   

History
  
  

Origin
USA   
England   

Discoverer
Usiglio   
Unknown   

Etymology
From a sediment left after the evaporation   
From gan′is-ter i.e a hard, close-grained siliceous stone, often forming the stratum which underlies a coal-seam   

Class
Sedimentary Rocks   
Sedimentary Rocks   

Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Soft Rock   
Durable Rock, Hard Rock   

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Group
Not Applicable   
Not Applicable   

Other Categories
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock   
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock   

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Definition of Evaporite and Ganister

The general Evaporite and Ganister definition can be stated as: A water-soluble mineral sediment resulting from concentration and crystallization by evaporation from an aqueous solution. On the other hand, A ganister is a hard, fine-grained quartzose sandstone or orthoquartzite which is basically used in the manufacture of silica brick typically used to line furnaces and is a type of sedimentary rocks.. Along with definition of Evaporite and Ganister, get to know about Properties of Evaporite and Ganister. Get to know more information about Evaporite and Ganister origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

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History of Evaporite and Ganister

The history of Evaporite and Ganister gives information about where the rock was found and who was its discoverer. Almost each and every aspect of Earth's history is recorded in rocks be it the volcanoes which were erupted or the plants, animals and organisms which are now extinct, as rocks are present from millions of years.

Evaporite and Ganister Origin and Discoverer

Evaporite and Ganister definition gives us a brief idea about the two rocks. In some cases, the definition also gives summary about the Formation of Evaporite and Ganister. In this section, you will know about Evaporite and Ganister Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Evaporite is USA whereas Origin of Ganister is England. It is interesting to know the name of Evaporite and Ganister discoverer. The Discoverer of Evaporite is Usiglio and the discoverer of Ganister is Unknown.

Etymology of Evaporite and Ganister

Along with Evaporite and Ganister definition, know more about the etymology of Evaporite and Ganister. Etymology of Evaporite and Ganister gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Evaporite and Formation of Ganister. The etymology of Evaporite is From a sediment left after the evaporation while that of Ganister is From a sediment left after the evaporation. The process of formation of rocks defines the class of rock. All the rocks in a class are formed by similar processes. Evaporite and Ganister belong to Sedimentary Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Evaporite and Ganister are listed below.

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