Lignite and Blue Granite

Lignite

Blue Granite

Definition

Lignite is a soft brownish coal which shows traces of plants and is intermediate between bituminous coal and peat

Blue Granite is an igneous rock and a variety of Larvikite, notable for the presence of thumbnail-sized blue crystals of feldspar

History

Origin

France

Unknown

Discoverer

Unknown

Etymology

From French, Latin lignum wood + -ite1

From the color of rock, Blue

Class

Sedimentary Rocks

Igneous Rocks

Sub-Class

Durable Rock, Soft Rock

Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock

Family

Group

Not Applicable

Volcanic

Other Categories

Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock

Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock

Texture

Amorphous, Glassy

Phaneritic

Color

Black, Brown, Dark Brown, Grey, Light to Dark Grey

Black, Brown, Light to Dark Grey, White

Maintenance

Less

Durability

Durable

Water Resistant

Yes

Scratch Resistant

Yes

Stain Resistant

Yes

Wind Resistant

Yes

Acid Resistant

Appearance

Veined or Pebbled

Shiny

Uses

Architecture

Interior Uses

Not Yet Used

Decorative Aggregates, Floor Tiles, Flooring, Interior Decoration

Exterior Uses

Not Yet Used

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

Other Architectural Uses

Not Yet Used

Curbing

Industry

Construction Industry

for Road Aggregate, Steel Production

As Dimension Stone, Cement Manufacture, Construction Aggregate, for Road Aggregate

Medical Industry

Not Yet Used

Antiquity Uses

Not Yet Used

Artifacts, Monuments, Sculpture, Small Figurines

Other Uses

Commercial Uses

Electricity Generation

Cemetery Markers, Commemorative Tablets, Creating Artwork, Curling

Types

Xyloid Lignite or Fossil Wood and Compact Lignite or Perfect Lignite

Not Available

Features

Generally rough to touch, Helps in production of Heat and Electricity, Used as fossil fuel

Available in lots of colors, Is one of the oldest rock

Archaeological Significance

Monuments

Not Yet Used

Used

Famous Monuments

Not Applicable

Data Not Available

Sculpture

Not Yet Used

Used

Famous Sculptures

Not Applicable

Data Not Available

Pictographs

Used

Not Used

Petroglyphs

Used

Not Used

Figurines

Not Yet Used

Used

Fossils

Present

Absent

Formation

Coal formation takes place due to accumulation of plant debris in a swamp environment. The Coal formation process continues, as peat turns into lignite brown or black coal at increasing heat and pressure.

Blue Granite is an igneous rock which is a variety of Larvikite and is known mainly for the presence of thumbnail-sized crystals of feldspar.

Composition

Mineral Content

Not Available

Albite, Amphibole, Apatite, Biotite, Feldspar, Hornblade, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Muscovite or Illite, Olivine, Plagioclase, Pyroxene, Quartz, Sulfides, Titanite, Zircon

Compound Content

Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Sulphur

Aluminium Oxide, CaO, Iron(III) Oxide, FeO, Potassium Oxide, MgO, MnO, Sodium Oxide, Phosphorus Pentoxide, Silicon Dioxide, Titanium Dioxide

Transformation

Metamorphism

Yes

Types of Metamorphism

Not Applicable

Burial Metamorphism, Cataclastic Metamorphism

Weathering

Yes

Types of Weathering

Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering

Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering

Erosion

Yes

Types of Erosion

Chemical Erosion, Water Erosion, Wind Erosion

Chemical Erosion, Coastal Erosion, Water Erosion

Properties

Physical Properties

Hardness

6-7

Grain Size

Medium to Fine Coarse Grained

Fracture

Conchoidal

Not Available

Streak

Black

White

Porosity

Highly Porous

Less Porous

Luster

Dull to Vitreous to Submetallic

Subvitreous to Dull

Compressive Strength

Not Available

175.00 N/mm²

Cleavage

Non-Existent

Not Available

Toughness

Not Available

Specific Gravity

1.1-1.4

2.8-3

Transparency

Opaque

Density

800-801 g/cm³

2.9-2.91 g/cm³

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity

1.26 kJ/Kg K

0.79 kJ/Kg K

Resistance

Heat Resistant

Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant, Pressure Resistant

Reserves

Deposits in Eastern Continents

Asia

Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Pakistan, Turkey, Vietnam

Not Yet Found

Africa

Botswana, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania

Not Yet Found

Europe

Belgium, Bulgaria, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, The Czech Republic, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Bulgaria, England, Germany, Norway, Romania, Switzerland

Others

Not Yet Found

Deposits in Western Continents

North America

Canada, Mexico, USA

USA

South America

Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

Deposits in Oceania Continent

Australia

New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria

New South Wales, New Zealand, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia

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All about Lignite and Blue Granite Properties

Know all about Lignite and Blue Granite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Lignite belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Blue Granite belongs to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Lignite is Amorphous, Glassy whereas that of Blue Granite is Phaneritic. Lignite appears Veined or Pebbled and Blue Granite appears Shiny. The luster of Lignite is dull to vitreous to submetallic while that of Blue Granite is subvitreous to dull. Lignite is available in black, brown, dark brown, grey, light to dark grey colors whereas Blue Granite is available in black, brown, light to dark grey, white colors. The commercial uses of Lignite are electricity generation and that of Blue Granite are cemetery markers, commemorative tablets, creating artwork, curling.