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Ganister and Adamellite Definition


Adamellite and Ganister Definition


Definition

Definition
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.   
Adamellite is a coarse-grained porphyritic igneous rock, a variety of Monzogranite and dominated by phenocrysts of orthoclase in a granular groundmass of perthite, plagioclase and quartz   

History
  
  

Origin
England   
Italy   

Discoverer
Unknown   
Unknown   

Etymology
From gan′is-ter i.e a hard, close-grained siliceous stone, often forming the stratum which underlies a coal-seam   
From German adamellit and from Monte Adamello, a mountain in Italy, its locality   

Class
Sedimentary Rocks   
Igneous Rocks   

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

Family
  
  

Group
Not Applicable   
Plutonic   

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

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Definition of Ganister and Adamellite

The general Ganister and Adamellite 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, Adamellite is a coarse-grained porphyritic igneous rock, a variety of Monzogranite and dominated by phenocrysts of orthoclase in a granular groundmass of perthite, plagioclase and quartz. Along with definition of Ganister and Adamellite, get to know about Properties of Ganister and Adamellite. Get to know more information about Ganister and Adamellite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

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History of Ganister and Adamellite

The history of Ganister and Adamellite 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 Adamellite Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Ganister and Adamellite

Along with Ganister and Adamellite definition, know more about the etymology of Ganister and Adamellite. Etymology of Ganister and Adamellite gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Ganister and Formation of Adamellite. 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 Adamellite 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 Adamellite belongs to Igneous Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Ganister and Adamellite are listed below.

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