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Granophyre and Ganister Definition


Ganister and Granophyre Definition


Definition

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

History
  
  

Origin
Unknown   
England   

Discoverer
Unknown   
Unknown   

Etymology
From German Granophyr, from Granit granite + Porphyr   
From gan′is-ter i.e a hard, close-grained siliceous stone, often forming the stratum which underlies a coal-seam   

Class
Igneous Rocks   
Sedimentary Rocks   

Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Hard Rock   
Durable Rock, Hard Rock   

Family
  
  

Group
Volcanic   
Not Applicable   

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

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Definition of Granophyre and Ganister

The general Granophyre and Ganister definition can be stated as: Granophyre is a type of granitic rock which consists of intergrown feldspar and quartz crystals in a medium to fine grained groundmass. On the other hand, 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.. Along with definition of Granophyre and Ganister, get to know about Properties of Granophyre and Ganister. Get to know more information about Granophyre and Ganister origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

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History of Granophyre and Ganister

The history of Granophyre and Ganister 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.

Granophyre and Ganister Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Granophyre and Ganister

Along with Granophyre and Ganister definition, know more about the etymology of Granophyre and Ganister. Etymology of Granophyre and Ganister gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Granophyre and Formation of Ganister. The etymology of Granophyre is From German Granophyr, from Granit granite + Porphyr while that of Ganister is From German Granophyr, from Granit granite + Porphyr. The process of formation of rocks defines the class of rock. All the rocks in a class are formed by similar processes. Granophyre belongs to Igneous Rocks while Ganister belongs to Sedimentary Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Granophyre and Ganister are listed below.

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