Definition
Pantellerite is a peralkaline rhyolite. It has a higher iron and lower aluminium composition than comendite
Gabbro is an intrusive igneous rock which is chemically equivalent to plutonic Basalt
History
Origin
Strait of sicily
Germany
Discoverer
Unknown
Christian Leopold von Buch
Etymology
From Pantelleria, a volcanic island in the Strait of Sicily
From Latin glaber bare, smooth, bald
Class
Igneous Rocks
Igneous Rocks
Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
Family
Group
Volcanic
Plutonic
Other Categories
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Texture
Eutaxitic
Phaneritic
Color
Dark Greenish - Grey
Dark Grey to Black
Maintenance
Less
Less
Durability
Durable
Durable
Water Resistant
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✘
✔
✘
Scratch Resistant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Stain Resistant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Wind Resistant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Acid Resistant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Appearance
Layered and Foliated
Veined and Shiny
Architecture
Interior Uses
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Countertops, Decorative Aggregates, Homes, Interior Decoration
Exterior Uses
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As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Garden Decoration, Office Buildings, Paving Stone
Other Architectural Uses
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Curbing
Industry
Construction Industry
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As Dimension Stone, Building houses or walls, Cement Manufacture, Construction Aggregate, for Road Aggregate
Medical Industry
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-
Antiquity Uses
Artifacts, Sculpture
Artifacts, Monuments, Sculpture
Other Uses
Commercial Uses
Creating Artwork
Cemetery Markers, Commemorative Tablets, Laboratory bench tops, Jewelry, Sea Defence, Tombstones
Types
Pantelleritic Ignimbrite
Anorthosite Gabbro and Norite Gabbro
Features
High Fe content
Smooth to touch
Archaeological Significance
Monuments
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Famous Monuments
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Sculpture
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Famous Sculptures
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Pictographs
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Petroglyphs
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Figurines
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Fossils
Absent
Absent
Formation
Pantellerite 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.
Gabbro, a mafic rock, forms due to cooling and crystallization of magma underneath Earth's surface.
Composition
Mineral Content
Amphibole, Feldspar, Ilmenite
Augite, Olivine, Plagioclase, Pyroxene
Compound Content
Al, Fe
Aluminium Oxide, CaO, Chromium(III) Oxide, Iron(III) Oxide, Potassium Oxide, MgO, Sodium Oxide, Silicon Dioxide, Sulfur Trioxide
Transformation
Metamorphism
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✘
✔
✘
Types of Metamorphism
Burial Metamorphism, Cataclastic Metamorphism
Impact Metamorphism
Weathering
✔
✘
✔
✘
Types of Weathering
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering
Chemical Weathering
Erosion
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✘
✔
✘
Types of Erosion
Chemical Erosion, Coastal Erosion, Glacier Erosion, Sea Erosion, Water Erosion, Wind Erosion
Coastal Erosion
Physical Properties
Hardness
6-77
1
7
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Grain Size
Fine Grained
Coarse Grained
Fracture
Sub-conchoidal
Conchoidal
Streak
-
Black
Porosity
Less Porous
Highly Porous
Luster
Earthy
-
Compressive Strength
210.00 N/mm2225.00 N/mm2
0.15
450
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Cleavage
Conchoidal
-
Toughness
2
1.6
Specific Gravity
-99992.86-2.87
0
8.4
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Transparency
Translucent to Opaque
Opaque
Density
-9999 g/cm32.7-3.3 g/cm3
0
1400
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Thermal Properties
Specific Heat Capacity
0.84 kJ/Kg K0.71 kJ/Kg K
0.14
3.2
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Resistance
Heat Resistant
Impact Resistant, Pressure Resistant, Wear Resistant
Deposits in Eastern Continents
Asia
China, India
India, Russia
Africa
Angola, Egypt, Madagascar, Namibia, Nigeria
South Africa
Europe
Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom
Germany, Greece, Italy, Scotland, Turkey
Others
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Greenland
Deposits in Western Continents
North America
Canada, USA
Canada, USA
South America
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador
Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela
Deposits in Oceania Continent
Australia
Central Australia, Queensland, Western Australia
New Zealand, Queensland