Harzburgite Rock | History

Definition

Harzburgite is a plutonic rock of the peridotite group consisting largely of orthopyroxene and olivine

History

Origin

Germany

Discoverer

Unknown

Etymology

From the name of a town in Harzburg, Germany

Class

Igneous Rocks

Sub-Class

Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock

Family

Group

Plutonic

Other Categories

Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock

Texture

Phaneritic

Color

Dark Greenish - Grey

Maintenance

Less

Durability

Durable

Water Resistant

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81% - Igneous Rocks Rocks have it !

Scratch Resistant

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86% - Igneous Rocks Rocks have it !

Stain Resistant

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66% - Igneous Rocks Rocks have it !

Wind Resistant

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49% - Igneous Rocks Rocks have it !

Acid Resistant

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48% - Igneous Rocks Rocks

Appearance

Rough and Shiny

Uses

Architecture

Interior Uses

Decorative Aggregates, Homes, Interior Decoration

Exterior Uses

As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Garden Decoration, Office Buildings, Paving Stone

Other Architectural Uses

Curbing

Industry

Construction Industry

As Dimension Stone, Cobblestones

Medical Industry

Antiquity Uses

Artifacts, Monuments, Sculpture, Small Figurines

Other Uses

Commercial Uses

Creating Artwork, Gemstone, Jewelry, Source of Chromite, Platinum, Nickel and Garnet, Source of Diamonds

Types

Ultramafic rock

Features

Constitutes upper part of the Earth's mantle, Generally rough to touch, Is one of the oldest rock

Archaeological Significance

Monuments

Famous Monuments

Sculpture

Famous Sculptures

Pictographs

Petroglyphs

Figurines

Fossils

Absent

Formation

Harzburgite is a fine-grained, hard rock which is a type of metasomatite, essentially altered basalt. It forms with or without crystallization, either below the surface as intrusive rocks or on the surface as extrusive rocks.

Composition

Mineral Content

Amphibole, Chromite, Garnet, Magnesium, Olivine, Phlogopite, Plagioclase, Pyroxene

Compound Content

Ca, Fe, Mg, Potassium, Silicon Dioxide, Sodium, Titanium Dioxide

Transformation

Metamorphism

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97% - Igneous Rocks Rocks have it !

Types of Metamorphism

Impact Metamorphism

Weathering

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99% - Igneous Rocks Rocks have it !

Types of Weathering

Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering

Erosion

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92% - Igneous Rocks Rocks have it !

Types of Erosion

Chemical Erosion, Sea Erosion

Properties

Physical Properties

Hardness

5.5-6

1 7

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Grain Size

Coarse Grained

Fracture

Irregular

Streak

White

Porosity

Less Porous

Luster

Shiny

Compressive Strength

150.00 N/mm²

Rank: 22 (Overall)

0.15 450

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Cleavage

Toughness

2.1

Specific Gravity

3-3.01

0 8.4

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Transparency

Translucent to Opaque

Density

3.1-3.4 g/cm³

0 1400

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Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity

1.25 kJ/Kg K

Rank: 6 (Overall)

0.14 3.2

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Resistance

Heat Resistant, Pressure Resistant, Wear Resistant

Reserves

Deposits in Eastern Continents

Asia

Japan, Oman

Africa

South Africa

Europe

France, Germany, Italy

Others

Hawaii Islands, Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Deposits in Western Continents

North America

Canada, USA