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Lignite and Dolomite


Dolomite and Lignite


Definition

Definition
Lignite is a soft brownish coal which shows traces of plants and is intermediate between bituminous coal and peat  
Dolomite is a sedimentary rock containing more than 50 percent of the mineral dolomite by weight  

History
  
  

Origin
France  
Southern Alps, France  

Discoverer
Unknown  
Dolomieu  

Etymology
From French, Latin lignum wood + -ite1  
From French, from the name of Dolomieu (1750–1801), the French geologist who discovered the rock  

Class
Sedimentary Rocks  
Sedimentary Rocks  

Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Soft Rock  
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock  

Family
  
  

Group
-  
-  

Other Categories
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock  
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock  

Texture

Texture
Amorphous, Glassy  
Earthy  

Color
Black, Brown, Dark Brown, Grey, Light to Dark Grey  
Black, Brown, Green, Grey, Pink, White  

Maintenance
Less  
Less  

Durability
Durable  
Durable  

Water Resistant
No  
No  

Scratch Resistant
No  
Yes  

Stain Resistant
No  
No  

Wind Resistant
No  
No  

Acid Resistant
No  
No  

Appearance
Veined or Pebbled  
Glassy or Pearly  

Uses

Architecture
  
  

Interior Uses
-  
Decorative Aggregates, Homes, Interior Decoration  

Exterior Uses
-  
Garden Decoration, Office Buildings  

Other Architectural Uses
-  
-  

Industry
  
  

Construction Industry
for Road Aggregate, Steel Production  
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, Production of Glass and Ceramics, Serves as an Oil and Gas Reservoir rock  

Medical Industry
-  
Taken as a Supplement for Calcium or Magnesium  

Antiquity Uses
-  
Artifacts, Jewellery, Monuments, Sculpture, Small Figurines  

Other Uses
  
  

Commercial Uses
Electricity Generation  
An Oil and Gas Reservoir, As a Feed Additive for Livestock, Gemstone, Metallurgical Flux, Production of Lime, Soil Conditioner, Source of Magnesia (MgO)  

Types

Types
Xyloid Lignite or Fossil Wood and Compact Lignite or Perfect Lignite  
Boninite and Jasperoid  

Features
Generally rough to touch, Helps in production of Heat and Electricity, Used as fossil fuel  
Host Rock for Lead, Traps for subsurface fluids like Oil and Natural Gas., Zinc and Copper Deposits  

Archaeological Significance
  
  

Monuments
-  
-  

Famous Monuments
-  
-  

Sculpture
-  
-  

Famous Sculptures
-  
-  

Pictographs
-  
-  

Petroglyphs
-  
-  

Figurines
-  
-  

Fossils
Present  
Present  

Formation

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.  
Dolomite rocks are originally deposited as calcite or aragonite rich limestone, but during diagenesis process, the calcite or aragonite is transformed into dolomite.  

Composition
  
  

Mineral Content
-  
Clay Minerals, Pyrite, Quartz, Sulfides  

Compound Content
Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Sulphur  
NaCl, CaO, Carbon Dioxide, Magnesium Carbonate, MgO  

Transformation
  
  

Metamorphism
No  
Yes  

Types of Metamorphism
-  
Burial Metamorphism, Cataclastic Metamorphism, Contact Metamorphism  

Weathering
Yes  
No  

Types of Weathering
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering  
-  

Erosion
Yes  
No  

Types of Erosion
Chemical Erosion, Water Erosion, Wind Erosion  
-  

Properties

Physical Properties
  
  

Hardness
1  
3.5-4  

Grain Size
Medium to Fine Coarse Grained  
Medium to Fine Coarse Grained  

Fracture
Conchoidal  
Conchoidal  

Streak
Black  
White  

Porosity
Highly Porous  
Less Porous  

Luster
Dull to Vitreous to Submetallic  
Vitreous and Pearly  

Compressive Strength
-  
140.00 N/mm2  
23

Cleavage
-  
Perfect  

Toughness
-  
1  

Specific Gravity
1.1-1.4  
2.8-3  

Transparency
Opaque  
Transparent to Translucent  

Density
800-801 g/cm3  
2.8-2.9 g/cm3  

Thermal Properties
  
  

Specific Heat Capacity
1.26 kJ/Kg K  
5
0.92 kJ/Kg K  
10

Resistance
Heat Resistant  
Heat Resistant, Pressure Resistant, Wear Resistant  

Reserves

Deposits in Eastern Continents
  
  

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

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

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

Others
-  
-  

Deposits in Western Continents
  
  

North America
Canada, Mexico, USA  
Mexico, USA  

South America
Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela  
Brazil, Colombia  

Deposits in Oceania Continent
  
  

Australia
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria  
New South Wales, Queensland, Yorke Peninsula  

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All about Lignite and Dolomite Properties

Know all about Lignite and Dolomite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Lignite and Dolomite belong to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Lignite is Amorphous, Glassy whereas that of Dolomite is Earthy. Lignite appears Veined or Pebbled and Dolomite appears Glassy or Pearly. The luster of Lignite is dull to vitreous to submetallic while that of Dolomite is vitreous and pearly. Lignite is available in black, brown, dark brown, grey, light to dark grey colors whereas Dolomite is available in black, brown, green, grey, pink, white colors. The commercial uses of Lignite are electricity generation and that of Dolomite are an oil and gas reservoir, as a feed additive for livestock, gemstone, metallurgical flux, production of lime, soil conditioner, source of magnesia (mgo).

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