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Ganister and Pumice Definition


Pumice 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.   
Pumice is a volcanic rock that consists of highly vesicular rough textured volcanic glass, which may or may not contain crystals   

History
  
  

Origin
England   
Spain   

Discoverer
Unknown   
Unknown   

Etymology
From gan′is-ter i.e a hard, close-grained siliceous stone, often forming the stratum which underlies a coal-seam   
From Old French pomis, from a Latin dialect variant of pumex   

Class
Sedimentary Rocks   
Igneous Rocks   

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

Family
  
  

Group
Not Applicable   
Volcanic   

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

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Definition of Ganister and Pumice

The general Ganister and Pumice 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, Pumice is a volcanic rock that consists of highly vesicular rough textured volcanic glass, which may or may not contain crystals. Along with definition of Ganister and Pumice, get to know about Properties of Ganister and Pumice. Get to know more information about Ganister and Pumice origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

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History of Ganister and Pumice

The history of Ganister and Pumice 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 Pumice Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Ganister and Pumice

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

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