Granophyre

Comendite

Granophyre and Comendite

Granophyre

Comendite

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Definition

Granophyre is a type of granitic rock which consists of intergrown feldspar and quartz crystals in a medium to fine grained groundmass

Comendite is a hard, peralkaline igneous rock, a type of light blue grey rhyolite

History

Origin

Italy

Discoverer

Unknown

Etymology

From German Granophyr, from Granit granite + Porphyr

Comendite derives its name from the area of Le Commende on San Pietro Island in Italy

Class

Igneous Rocks

Sub-Class

Durable Rock, Hard Rock

Family

Group

Volcanic

Other Categories

Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock

Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock

Texture

Granophyric

Porphyritic

Color

Black, Grey, Orange, Pink, White

Blue, Bluish - Grey

Maintenance

Less

Durability

Durable

Water Resistant

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Scratch Resistant

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Stain Resistant

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Wind Resistant

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Acid Resistant

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Appearance

Veined or Pebbled

Foliated

Uses

Architecture

Interior Uses

Bathrooms, Countertops, Decorative Aggregates, Entryways, Floor Tiles, Flooring, Homes, Hotels, Interior Decoration, Kitchens, Stair Treads

Countertops, Decorative Aggregates, Interior Decoration

Exterior Uses

As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Bridges, Garden Decoration, Office Buildings, Paving Stone

As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Garden Decoration

Other Architectural Uses

Curbing

Industry

Construction Industry

As Dimension Stone

Building houses or walls, Cement Manufacture, Construction Aggregate, for Road Aggregate, Landscaping, Making natural cement, Raw material for the manufacture of mortar

Medical Industry

Antiquity Uses

Artifacts, Monuments, Sculpture, Small Figurines

Artifacts

Other Uses

Commercial Uses

Curling, Gemstone, Laboratory bench tops, Tombstones

Cemetery Markers

Types

Intermediate intrusive rock

Rhyolite

Features

Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, It is One of the Oldest, Strongest and Hardest Rock

Very fine grained rock, It is One of the Oldest, Strongest and Hardest Rock

Archaeological Significance

Monuments

Famous Monuments

Sculpture

Famous Sculptures

Pictographs

Petroglyphs

Figurines

Fossils

Absent

Formation

Granophyre is a fine-grained, hard rock which is a type of metasomatite, essentially altered basalt. It forms with or without crystallization, either below the surface as intrusive rocks or on the surface as extrusive rocks.

Comendite is a type of Igneous rock which is formed due to cooling and solidification of lava or magma. It may form with or without crystallization, either below the surface as intrusive rocks or on the surface as extrusive rocks.

Composition

Mineral Content

Hornblade, Orthoclase, Plagioclase, Quartz

Albite, Amphibole, Quartz

Compound Content

Aluminium Oxide, CaO, Iron(III) Oxide, FeO, Potassium Oxide, MgO, MnO, Sodium Oxide, Phosphorus Pentoxide, Silicon Dioxide, Titanium Dioxide

Al, Fe, Potassium Oxide

Transformation

Metamorphism

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Types of Metamorphism

Burial Metamorphism, Impact Metamorphism

Cataclastic Metamorphism, Regional Metamorphism

Weathering

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Types of Weathering

Biological Weathering

Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering

Erosion

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Types of Erosion

Glacier Erosion, Sea Erosion, Wind Erosion

Coastal Erosion, Water Erosion

Properties

Physical Properties

Hardness

6-76-7

1 7

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Grain Size

Medium to Fine Coarse Grained

Medium Grained

Fracture

Pervasive

Streak

White

Bluish Black

Porosity

Less Porous

Highly Porous

Luster

Dull to Grainy with Sporadic parts Pearly and Vitreous

Dull

Compressive Strength

175.00 N/mm²92.40 N/mm²

0.15 450

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Cleavage

Toughness

Specific Gravity

2.6-2.72.38

0 8.4

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Transparency

Opaque

Density

2.6-2.8 g/cm³-9999 g/cm³

0 1400

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Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity

0.79 kJ/Kg K0.79 kJ/Kg K

0.14 3.2

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Resistance

Heat Resistant, Wear Resistant

Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant

Reserves

Deposits in Eastern Continents

Asia

China, India, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam

China

Africa

Angola, Egypt, Madagascar, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa

East Africa

Europe

Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Sardinia, Spain, Switzerland, The Czech Republic

Italy

Others

Deposits in Western Continents

North America

Canada, USA

South America

Deposits in Oceania Continent

Australia

Queensland

All about Granophyre and Comendite Properties

Know all about Granophyre and Comendite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Granophyre and Comendite belong to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Granophyre is Granophyric whereas that of Comendite is Porphyritic. Granophyre appears Veined or Pebbled and Comendite appears Foliated. The luster of Granophyre is dull to grainy with sporadic parts pearly and vitreous while that of Comendite is dull. Granophyre is available in black, grey, orange, pink, white colors whereas Comendite is available in blue, bluish - grey colors. The commercial uses of Granophyre are curling, gemstone, laboratory bench tops, tombstones and that of Comendite are cemetery markers.