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Ganister and Kenyte Definition


Kenyte 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.   
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   

History
  
  

Origin
England   
Mount Kenya   

Discoverer
Unknown   
J. W. Gregory   

Etymology
From gan′is-ter i.e a hard, close-grained siliceous stone, often forming the stratum which underlies a coal-seam   
From the mountain ranges- Mount Kenya and is named by J. W. Gregory in 1900   

Class
Sedimentary Rocks   
Igneous Rocks   

Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Hard Rock   
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock   

Family
  
  

Group
Not Applicable   
Not Applicable   

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

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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.

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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.

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