Ganister and Litchfieldite Definition

Definition of Ganister and Litchfieldite

The general Ganister and Litchfieldite 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, Litchfieldite is a rare igneous rock which is coarse-grained, foliated and a variety of nepheline syenite, sometimes also called as nepheline syenite gneiss or gneissic nepeheline syenite. Along with definition of Ganister and Litchfieldite, get to know about Properties of Ganister and Litchfieldite. Get to know more information about Ganister and Litchfieldite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Ganister and Litchfieldite

The history of Ganister and Litchfieldite 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 Litchfieldite Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Ganister and Litchfieldite

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

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