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Gritstone Definition



Definition

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

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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.

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