Gritstone and Granulite Definition

Definition of Gritstone and Granulite

The general Gritstone and Granulite definition can be stated as: Gritstone or grit is a hard, coarse-grained, siliceous sandstone. On the other hand, Granulite is fine to medium grained metamorphic rock with a granular of polygonal crystals.. Along with definition of Gritstone and Granulite, get to know about Properties of Gritstone and Granulite. Get to know more information about Gritstone and Granulite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Gritstone and Granulite

The history of Gritstone and Granulite 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 Granulite Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Gritstone and Granulite

Along with Gritstone and Granulite definition, know more about the etymology of Gritstone and Granulite. Etymology of Gritstone and Granulite gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Gritstone and Formation of Granulite. The etymology of Gritstone is From Grit + Stone while that of Granulite 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 belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Granulite belongs to Metamorphic Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Gritstone and Granulite are listed below.

For Gritstone,

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

For Granulite,

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