Definition
Jaspillite is an iron rich chemically formed rock which is common in banded iron formation rocks
Charnockite is a variety of granite containing minerals like orthopyroxene, quartz, and feldspar
History
Origin
Western Australia, Minnesota
Tamil Nadu, India
Discoverer
Unknown
T. H. Holland
Etymology
From Jaspilite (Mineral), a compact siliceous rock which resembles jasper
From Job Charnock, an administtrator of East India Company
Class
Sedimentary Rocks
Igneous Rocks
Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Soft Rock
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
Family
Group
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Plutonic
Other Categories
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Texture
Banded, Trellis
Granular
Color
Red, Reddish Brown
Black, Grey, Orange, Pink, White
Maintenance
Less
Less
Durability
Durable
Durable
Water Resistant
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✘
✔
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Scratch Resistant
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✘
✔
✘
Stain Resistant
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✘
✔
✘
Wind Resistant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Acid Resistant
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✘
✔
✘
Appearance
Banded and Glassy
Veined or Pebbled
Architecture
Interior Uses
Decorative Aggregates, Interior Decoration
Bathrooms, Countertops, Decorative Aggregates, Entryways, Floor Tiles, Homes, Hotels, Kitchens, Stair Treads
Exterior Uses
As Facing Stone, Garden Decoration, Paving Stone
As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Bridges, Paving Stone, Garden Decoration, Office Buildings, Resorts
Other Architectural Uses
Curbing
Curbing
Industry
Construction Industry
As a Flux in the Production of Steel and Pig Iron, As a Sintering Agent in Steel Industry to process Iron Ore, As Dimension Stone, Cement Manufacture, for Road Aggregate, Making natural cement, Manufacture of Magnesium and Dolomite Refractories
As Dimension Stone
Medical Industry
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Antiquity Uses
Artifacts, Jewellery, Monuments
Artifacts, Monuments, Sculpture, Small Figurines
Other Uses
Commercial Uses
Creating Artwork, Jewelry
Curling, Gemstone, Laboratory bench tops, Tombstones
Types
Algoma-type , Lake Superior-type and Superior-type
Enderbite
Features
Is one of the oldest rock
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, It is One of the Oldest, Strongest and Hardest Rock
Archaeological Significance
Monuments
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Famous Monuments
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Sculpture
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Famous Sculptures
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Pictographs
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Petroglyphs
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Figurines
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Fossils
Present
Absent
Formation
Jaspillite is a type of sedimentary rock which is formed by the compaction and sedimentation of pieces of broken or weathered rocks and minerals.
Charnockite is an intrusive igneous rock which is very hard and is formed due to weathering of existing rocks.
Composition
Mineral Content
Coesite, Quartz, Sand
Amphibole, Biotite, Feldspar, Hornblade, Micas, Muscovite or Illite, Olivine, Plagioclase, Pyroxene, Quartz
Compound Content
Fe, Iron(III) Oxide, Silicon Dioxide
Aluminium Oxide, CaO, Iron(III) Oxide, FeO, Potassium Oxide, MgO, MnO, Sodium Oxide, Phosphorus Pentoxide, Silicon Dioxide, Titanium Dioxide
Transformation
Metamorphism
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Types of Metamorphism
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Burial Metamorphism, Contact Metamorphism, Regional Metamorphism
Weathering
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✘
Types of Weathering
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering
Biological Weathering
Erosion
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Types of Erosion
Chemical Erosion, Coastal Erosion
Chemical Erosion, Water Erosion, Wind Erosion
Physical Properties
Hardness
36-7
1
7
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Grain Size
Large and Coarse Grained
Coarse Grained
Fracture
Conchoidal
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Streak
White
White
Porosity
Very Less Porous
Very Less Porous
Luster
Earthy
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Compressive Strength
230.00 N/mm2190.00 N/mm2
0.15
450
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Cleavage
-
-
Toughness
-
-
Specific Gravity
5.0-5.3-9999
0
8.4
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Transparency
Translucent to Opaque
Opaque
Density
0-5.7 g/cm32.6 g/cm3
0
1400
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Thermal Properties
Specific Heat Capacity
3.20 kJ/Kg K0.84 kJ/Kg K
0.14
3.2
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Resistance
Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant, Wear Resistant
Heat Resistant, Wear Resistant
Deposits in Eastern Continents
Asia
Russia
India
Africa
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East Africa, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Morocco, Mozambique
Europe
Ukraine
Albania, Romania, Scotland, United Kingdom
Others
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Deposits in Western Continents
North America
Canada, USA
USA
South America
Brazil
Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela
Deposits in Oceania Continent
Australia
Western Australia
Central Australia, Western Australia