Gritstone Definition

Gritstone

Definition

Gritstone or grit is a hard, coarse-grained, siliceous sandstone 0

History

Origin

Pennines, England 0

Discoverer

J.J. Ferber 0

Etymology

From Grit + Stone 0

Class

Sedimentary Rocks 0

Sub-Class

Durable Rock, Hard Rock 0

Family

Group

Not Applicable 0

Other Categories

Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock 0

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Define Gritstone

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