Ganister and Kenyte Definition

Definition of Ganister and Kenyte

The general Ganister and Kenyte 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, Kenyte is a variety of porphyritic phonolite or trachyte rock with rhomb shaped phenocrysts of anorthoclase with variable olivine and augite in a glassy matrix. Along with definition of Ganister and Kenyte, get to know about Properties of Ganister and Kenyte. Get to know more information about Ganister and Kenyte origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Ganister and Kenyte

The history of Ganister and Kenyte 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 Kenyte Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Ganister and Kenyte

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

• Sub-class: Durable Rock and Medium Hardness Rock
• Group: Not applicable
• Other Categories: Fine grained rock and Opaque rock