Gritstone and Coquina Definition

Definition of Gritstone and Coquina

The general Gritstone and Coquina definition can be stated as: Gritstone or grit is a hard, coarse-grained, siliceous sandstone. On the other hand, Coquina is a sedimentary rock that is composed either wholly or almost entirely of the transported, abraded, and mechanically-sorted fragments of the shells of molluscs, trilobites, brachiopods, or other invertebrates. Along with definition of Gritstone and Coquina, get to know about Properties of Gritstone and Coquina. Get to know more information about Gritstone and Coquina origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Gritstone and Coquina

The history of Gritstone and Coquina 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.

Gritstone and Coquina Origin and Discoverer

Gritstone and Coquina definition gives us a brief idea about the two rocks. In some cases, the definition also gives summary about the Formation of Gritstone and Coquina. In this section, you will know about Gritstone and Coquina Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Gritstone is Pennines, England whereas Origin of Coquina is European Foreland Basins. It is interesting to know the name of Gritstone and Coquina discoverer. The Discoverer of Gritstone is J.J. Ferber and the discoverer of Coquina is Unknown.

Etymology of Gritstone and Coquina

Along with Gritstone and Coquina definition, know more about the etymology of Gritstone and Coquina. Etymology of Gritstone and Coquina gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Gritstone and Formation of Coquina. The etymology of Gritstone is From Grit + Stone while that of Coquina is From Grit + Stone. The process of formation of rocks defines the class of rock. All the rocks in a class are formed by similar processes. Gritstone and Coquina belong to Sedimentary Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Gritstone and Coquina are listed below.

For Gritstone,

• Sub-class: Durable Rock and Hard Rock
• Group: Not applicable
• Other Categories: Coarse grained rock and Opaque rock

For Coquina,

• Sub-class: Durable Rock and Soft Rock
• Group: Not applicable
• Other Categories: Coarse grained rock and Opaque rock