Ganister and Coquina Definition

Definition of Ganister and Coquina

The general Ganister and Coquina 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, Coquina is a sedimentary rock that is composed either wholly or almost entirely of the transported, abraded, and mechanically-sorted fragments of the shells of molluscs, trilobites, brachiopods, or other invertebrates. Along with definition of Ganister and Coquina, get to know about Properties of Ganister and Coquina. Get to know more information about Ganister and Coquina origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Ganister and Coquina

The history of Ganister and Coquina 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 Coquina Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Ganister and Coquina

Along with Ganister and Coquina definition, know more about the etymology of Ganister and Coquina. Etymology of Ganister and Coquina gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Ganister and Formation of Coquina. 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 Coquina 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 and Coquina belong to Sedimentary Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Ganister and Coquina 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 Coquina,

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