All about Ganister and Peridotite Properties
Know all about Ganister and Peridotite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Ganister belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Peridotite belongs to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Ganister is Clastic, Granular, Rough whereas that of Peridotite is Phaneritic. Ganister appears Rough and Peridotite appears Rough and Shiny. The luster of Ganister is dull while that of Peridotite is shiny. Ganister is available in beige, black, brown, colourless, cream, dark brown, green, grey, light green, light to dark grey, pink, red, white, yellow colors whereas Peridotite is available in dark greenish - grey colors. The commercial uses of Ganister are an oil and gas reservoir, in aquifers, petroleum reservoirs, soil conditioner, source of magnesia (mgo), tombstones and that of Peridotite are creating artwork, gemstone, jewelry, source of chromite, platinum, nickel and garnet, source of diamonds.