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
Yes
  
Yes
  
Scratch Resistant
Yes
  
Yes
  
Stain Resistant
Yes
  
Yes
  
Wind Resistant
Yes
  
Yes
  
Acid Resistant
Yes
  
Yes
  
Appearance
Layered and Foliated
  
Veined and Shiny
  
Architecture
  
  
Interior Uses
Not Yet Used
  
Countertops, Decorative Aggregates, Homes, Interior Decoration
  
Exterior Uses
Not Yet Used
  
As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Garden Decoration, Office Buildings, Paving Stone
  
Other Architectural Uses
Not Yet Used
  
Curbing
  
Industry
  
  
Construction Industry
NA
  
As Dimension Stone, Building houses or walls, Cement Manufacture, Construction Aggregate, for Road Aggregate
  
Medical Industry
Not Yet Used
  
Not Yet Used
  
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
  
Not Available
  
Features
High Fe content
  
Smooth to touch
  
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
Not Used
  
Not Used
  
Petroglyphs
Not Used
  
Not Used
  
Figurines
Not Yet Used
  
Used
  
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
Yes
  
Yes
  
Types of Metamorphism
Burial Metamorphism, Cataclastic Metamorphism
  
Impact Metamorphism
  
Weathering
Yes
  
Yes
  
Types of Weathering
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering
  
Chemical Weathering
  
Erosion
Yes
  
Yes
  
Types of Erosion
Chemical Erosion, Coastal Erosion, Glacier Erosion, Sea Erosion, Water Erosion, Wind Erosion
  
Coastal Erosion
  
Physical Properties
  
  
Hardness
6-7
  
7
  
Grain Size
Fine Grained
  
Coarse Grained
  
Fracture
Sub-conchoidal
  
Conchoidal
  
Streak
Unknown
  
Black
  
Porosity
Less Porous
  
Highly Porous
  
Luster
Earthy
  
Not Available
  
Compressive Strength
Not Available
  
225.00 N/mm
2
  
7
Cleavage
Conchoidal
  
Not Available
  
Toughness
2
  
1.6
  
Specific Gravity
Not Available
  
2.86-2.87
  
Transparency
Translucent to Opaque
  
Opaque
  
Density
Not Available
  
2.7-3.3 g/cm3
  
Thermal Properties
  
  
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
Not Yet Found
  
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