Ganister and Minette Definition

Definition of Ganister and Minette

The general Ganister and Minette 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, Minette is a variety of Lamprophyre and is porphyritic alkaline igneous rock which is mainly dominated by biotite and potassic feldspar. Along with definition of Ganister and Minette, get to know about Properties of Ganister and Minette. Get to know more information about Ganister and Minette origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Ganister and Minette

The history of Ganister and Minette 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 Minette Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Ganister and Minette

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

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