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Lherzolite is a type of ultramafic igneous rock which contains essential olivine and clinopyroxene and orthopyroxene in equal proportions
From the Lherz Massif, an alpine peridotite complex, at Étang de Lers, near Massat in the French Pyrenees; Lherz is the archaic spelling of this location
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Black, Dark Greenish - Grey, Green, Pink, Purple
Glassy, Vesicular and Foilated
Decorative Aggregates, Entryways, Homes, Interior Decoration
As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Office Buildings
Landscaping, Manufacture of Magnesium and Dolomite Refractories, Used for flooring, stair treads, borders and window sills.
As armour rock for sea walls, Source of Magnesia (MgO), Used in aquariums
Lherzolite 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.
Harzburgite, Olivine, Pyroxene, Pyrrhotite
CaO, Cr, Chromium(III) Oxide, MgO
Cataclastic Metamorphism, Contact Metamorphism
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering
Chemical Erosion, Water Erosion, Wind Erosion
Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant, Pressure Resistant, Wear Resistant
Central Australia, Western Australia
Claystone is a fine-grained, dark gray to pink sedimentary rock which mainly consists of compacted and hardened clay
From English clay and stone as the rock contains more amount of clay
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Grey, Orange, Red, White, Yellow
Decorative Aggregates, Entryways, Floor Tiles, Homes, Interior Decoration
As Facing Stone, Roof Tiles
As a Sintering Agent in Steel Industry to process Iron Ore, Cement Manufacture, Construction Aggregate, for Road Aggregate, Making natural cement, Raw material for the manufacture of mortar
Artifacts, Sculpture, Small Figurines
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Smooth to touch, Very fine grained rock
Claystone is generally quite soft, but can be hard and brittle. It forms due to weathering of mudstone.
Biotite, Chlorite, Feldspar, Micas, Muscovite or Illite, Plagioclase, Pyrite, Quartz
Aluminium Oxide, Ca, NaCl, CaO, Iron(III) Oxide, MgO, Silicon Dioxide
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering
Coastal Erosion, Water Erosion
Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant
Bangladesh, China, India, Russia
Ethiopia, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania
Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Romania, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland
Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela
New South Wales, New Zealand, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia