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Gritstone
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Definition

Gritstone or grit is a hard, coarse-grained, siliceous sandstone

History

Origin

Pennines, England

Discoverer

J.J. Ferber

Etymology

From Grit + Stone

Class

Sedimentary Rocks

Sub-Class

Durable Rock, Hard Rock

Family

Group

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Other Categories

Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock

Define Gritstone

Gritstone is one of the important type of rocks. If we have to define Gritstone in general, . Gritstone comes under Sedimentary Rocks. All have similar properties and formation process. Along with Gritstone Definition, know more about the History of Gritstone, Etymology of Gritstone in next sections.