Ganister and Felsite Definition

Definition of Ganister and Felsite

The general Ganister and Felsite 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, Felsite is a very fine grained volcanic rock that may or may not contain larger crystals and light colored rock that typically requires petrographic examination or chemical analysis for more precise definition. Along with definition of Ganister and Felsite, get to know about Properties of Ganister and Felsite. Get to know more information about Ganister and Felsite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Ganister and Felsite

The history of Ganister and Felsite 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 Felsite Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Ganister and Felsite

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

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