Definition
Pantellerite is a peralkaline rhyolite. It has a higher iron and lower aluminium composition than comendite
Arkose is a sedimentary rock, specifically a type of sandstone containing at least 25% feldspar
History
Origin
Strait of sicily
France
Discoverer
Unknown
Alexandre Brongniart
Etymology
From Pantelleria, a volcanic island in the Strait of Sicily
From Auvergne region of France used by a French geologist Alexandre Brongniart in 1826 who applied this term to some feldspathic sandstones
Class
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
Family
Group
Volcanic
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Other Categories
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock