The general Ganister and Marble 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, Marble is a non-foliated metamorphic rock which is composed of recrystallized carbonate which is formed when limestone is exposed to high temperatures and pressures over a long time. Along with definition of Ganister and Marble, get to know about Properties of Ganister and Marble. Get to know more information about Ganister and Marble origin and discoverer, etymology and class.
The history of Ganister and Marble 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 Marble definition gives us a brief idea about the two rocks. In some cases, the definition also gives summary about the Formation of Ganister and Marble. In this section, you will know about Ganister and Marble Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Ganister is England whereas Origin of Marble is Egypt. It is interesting to know the name of Ganister and Marble discoverer. The discoverer of Ganister and Marble are Unknown.
Along with Ganister and Marble definition, know more about the etymology of Ganister and Marble. Etymology of Ganister and Marble gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Ganister and Formation of Marble. 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 Marble 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 Marble belongs to Metamorphic Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Ganister and Marble are listed below.
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