Definition
Granulite is fine to medium grained metamorphic rock with a granular of polygonal crystals.
Pantellerite is a peralkaline rhyolite. It has a higher iron and lower aluminium composition than comendite
History
Origin
Central Europe
Strait of sicily
Discoverer
Unknown
Unknown
Etymology
From Latin granulum, a little grain or fine grained
From Pantelleria, a volcanic island in the Strait of Sicily
Class
Metamorphic Rocks
Igneous Rocks
Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
Family
Group
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Volcanic
Other Categories
Coarse Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Texture
Granoblastic
Eutaxitic
Color
Black, Brown
Dark Greenish - Grey
Maintenance
Less
Less
Durability
Durable
Durable
Water Resistant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Scratch Resistant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Stain Resistant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Wind Resistant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Acid Resistant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Appearance
Veined or Pebbled
Layered and Foliated
Architecture
Interior Uses
Bathrooms, Countertops, Decorative Aggregates, Entryways, Flooring, Homes, Hotels, Interior Decoration, Kitchens, Stair Treads
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Exterior Uses
As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Garden Decoration, Office Buildings, Paving Stone
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Other Architectural Uses
Curbing
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Industry
Construction Industry
As Dimension Stone, Building houses or walls
-
Medical Industry
-
-
Antiquity Uses
Artifacts, Monuments, Sculpture
Artifacts, Sculpture
Other Uses
Commercial Uses
Curling, Gemstone, Laboratory bench tops, Soil Conditioner, Tombstones
Creating Artwork
Types
Metamorphic rock
Pantelleritic Ignimbrite
Features
Clasts are smooth to touch
High Fe content
Archaeological Significance
Monuments
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-
Famous Monuments
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-
Sculpture
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-
Famous Sculptures
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Pictographs
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Petroglyphs
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Figurines
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-
Fossils
Absent
Absent
Formation
Granulite is a fine-grained granular metamorphic rock in which the main component minerals are feldspars and quartz and forms at high temperature and pressure conditions.
Pantellerite 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.
Composition
Mineral Content
Amphibole, Biotite, Feldspar, Hornblade, Micas, Muscovite or Illite, Plagioclase, Quartz
Amphibole, Feldspar, Ilmenite
Compound Content
Aluminium Oxide, CaO, Carbon Dioxide, Iron(III) Oxide, FeO, Potassium Oxide, MgO, MnO, Sodium Oxide, Phosphorus Pentoxide, Sulfur Dioxide, Titanium Dioxide
Al, Fe
Transformation
Metamorphism
✔
✘
✔
✘
Types of Metamorphism
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Burial Metamorphism, Cataclastic Metamorphism
Weathering
✔
✘
✔
✘
Types of Weathering
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering
Erosion
✔
✘
✔
✘
Types of Erosion
Chemical Erosion, Water Erosion, Wind Erosion
Chemical Erosion, Coastal Erosion, Glacier Erosion, Sea Erosion, Water Erosion, Wind Erosion
Physical Properties
Hardness
6-76-7
1
7
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Grain Size
Medium to Coarse Grained
Fine Grained
Fracture
-
Sub-conchoidal
Streak
White
-
Porosity
Very Less Porous
Less Porous
Luster
Vitreous
Earthy
Compressive Strength
175.00 N/mm2210.00 N/mm2
0.15
450
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Cleavage
-
Conchoidal
Toughness
-
2
Specific Gravity
2.8-3.0-9999
0
8.4
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Transparency
Opaque
Translucent to Opaque
Density
3.06-3.33 g/cm3-9999 g/cm3
0
1400
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Thermal Properties
Specific Heat Capacity
0.14 kJ/Kg K0.84 kJ/Kg K
0.14
3.2
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Resistance
Heat Resistant, Wear Resistant
Heat Resistant
Deposits in Eastern Continents
Asia
China, India, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam
China, India
Africa
Angola, Egypt, Madagascar, Nigeria, South Africa
Angola, Egypt, Madagascar, Namibia, Nigeria
Europe
Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Sardinia, Spain, Switzerland, The Czech Republic
Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom
Others
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-
Deposits in Western Continents
North America
Canada, USA
Canada, USA
South America
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Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador
Deposits in Oceania Continent
Australia
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Central Australia, Queensland, Western Australia