All about Ganister and Hawaiite Properties
Know all about Ganister and Hawaiite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Ganister belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Hawaiite belongs to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Ganister is Clastic, Granular, Rough whereas that of Hawaiite is Glassy, Massive, Porphyritic, Scoriaceous, Vesicular. Ganister appears Rough and Hawaiite appears Dull and Soft. The luster of Ganister is dull while that of Hawaiite is not available. Ganister and Hawaiite are available in beige, black, brown, colourless, cream, dark brown, green, grey, light green, light to dark grey, pink, red, white, yellow colors. The commercial uses of Ganister are an oil and gas reservoir, in aquifers, petroleum reservoirs, soil conditioner, source of magnesia (mgo), tombstones and that of Hawaiite are creating artwork, sea defence.