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Pantellerite
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Definition

Definition

Pantellerite is a peralkaline rhyolite. It has a higher iron and lower aluminium composition than comendite

History

Origin

Strait of sicily

Discoverer

Unknown

Etymology

From Pantelleria, a volcanic island in the Strait of Sicily

Class

Igneous Rocks

Sub-Class

Durable Rock, Hard Rock

Family

Group

Volcanic

Other Categories

Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock

Define Pantellerite

Pantellerite is one of the important type of rocks. If we have to define Pantellerite in general, Pantellerite is a peralkaline rhyolite. It has a higher iron and lower aluminium composition than comendite. Pantellerite comes under Igneous Rocks. All Igneous Rocks have similar properties and formation process. Along with Pantellerite Definition, know more about the History of Pantellerite, Etymology of Pantellerite in next sections.