Mugearite Rock | History

Definition

Mugearite is a type of oligoclase bearing basalt, also comprising of olivine, apatite, and opaque oxides

History

Origin

Skye, Scotland

Discoverer

Alfred Harker

Etymology

From mugear +‎ -ite

Class

Igneous Rocks

Sub-Class

Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock

Family

Group

Volcanic

Other Categories

Opaque Rock

Texture

Glassy, Massive, Porphyritic, Scoriaceous, Vesicular

Color

Black, Brown, Light to Dark 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

Acid Resistant

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48% - Igneous Rocks Rocks

Appearance

Dull and Soft

Uses

Architecture

Interior Uses

Floor Tiles, Flooring, Homes, Hotels

Exterior Uses

As Building Stone, Garden Decoration

Other Architectural Uses

Curbing

Industry

Construction Industry

As Dimension Stone, Cobblestones, Rail Track Ballast, Roadstone

Medical Industry

Antiquity Uses

Artifacts, Monuments, Sculpture

Other Uses

Commercial Uses

Creating Artwork

Types

Alkaline Basalt, Boninite, High Alumina Basalt, Mid Ocean Ridge Basalt (MORB), Tholeiitic Basalt, Basaltic trachyandesite, Mugearite and Shoshonite

Features

Has High structural resistance against erosion and climate, Very fine grained rock

Archaeological Significance

Monuments

Famous Monuments

Sculpture

Famous Sculptures

Pictographs

Petroglyphs

Figurines

Fossils

Absent

Formation

Mugearite forms when lava reaches the Earth's surface near an active volcano. The temperature of lava is between 1100 to 1250° C when it gets to the surface.

Composition

Mineral Content

Olivine, Plagioclase, Pyroxene

Compound Content

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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97% - Igneous Rocks Rocks have it !

Types of Metamorphism

Burial Metamorphism, Impact Metamorphism

Weathering

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99% - Igneous Rocks Rocks have it !

Types of Weathering

Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering

Erosion

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92% - Igneous Rocks Rocks

Types of Erosion

Properties

Physical Properties

Hardness

1 7

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Grain Size

Fracture

Conchoidal

Streak

White to Grey

Porosity

Less Porous

Luster

Compressive Strength

37.50 N/mm²

Rank: 41 (Overall)

0.15 450

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Cleavage

Toughness

2.3

Specific Gravity

2.8-3

0 8.4

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Transparency

Opaque

Density

2.9-3.1 g/cm³

0 1400

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Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity

0.84 kJ/Kg K

Rank: 15 (Overall)

0.14 3.2

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Resistance

Heat Resistant, Pressure Resistant, Wear Resistant

Reserves

Deposits in Eastern Continents

Asia

India, Russia

Africa

South Africa

Europe

Iceland

Others

Deposits in Western Continents

North America

Canada, USA

South America

Brazil