Ganister and Adakite Definition

Definition of Ganister and Adakite

The general Ganister and Adakite definition can be stated as: 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.. On the other hand, Adakite is an intermediate to felsic volcanic rock that has geochemical characteristics of magma which is said to be formed by partial melting of altered basalt that is subducted below volcanic arcs. Along with definition of Ganister and Adakite, get to know about Properties of Ganister and Adakite. Get to know more information about Ganister and Adakite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Ganister and Adakite

The history of Ganister and Adakite 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.

Ganister and Adakite Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Ganister and Adakite

Along with Ganister and Adakite definition, know more about the etymology of Ganister and Adakite. Etymology of Ganister and Adakite gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Ganister and Formation of Adakite. The etymology of Ganister is From gan′is-ter i.e a hard, close-grained siliceous stone, often forming the stratum which underlies a coal-seam while that of Adakite is From gan′is-ter i.e a hard, close-grained siliceous stone, often forming the stratum which underlies a coal-seam. The process of formation of rocks defines the class of rock. All the rocks in a class are formed by similar processes. Ganister belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Adakite belongs to Igneous Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Ganister and Adakite are listed below.

For Ganister,

• Sub-class: Durable Rock and Hard Rock
• Group: Not applicable
• Other Categories: Coarse grained rock, Fine grained rock and Opaque rock

For Adakite,

• Sub-class: Durable Rock and Medium Hardness Rock
• Group: Volcanic
• Other Categories: Fine grained rock, Medium grained rock and Opaque rock