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Peridotite is a dense, coarse-grained plutonic is the main constituent of the earth's mantle
From French, from peridot + -ite
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Decorative Aggregates, Interior Decoration
As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Garden Decoration
As Dimension Stone, Cobblestones
Monuments, Sculpture, Small Figurines
Creating Artwork, Gemstone, Jewelry, Source of Chromite, Platinum, Nickel and Garnet, Source of Diamonds
Dunite, Wehrlite, Harzburgite, Lherzolite and Pyrolite
Constitutes upper part of the Earth's mantle, Generally rough to touch, Host rock for Diamond, Is one of the oldest rock
Peridotites can be formed in two ways: as mantle rocks formed during the accretion and differentiation of the Earth or as cumulate rocks formed by precipitation of olivine and pyroxenes from basaltic magmas.
Amphibole, Chromite, Garnet, Magnesium, Olivine, Phlogopite, Plagioclase, Pyroxene
Ca, Fe, Mg, Potassium, Silicon Dioxide, Sodium, Titanium Dioxide
Burial Metamorphism, Cataclastic Metamorphism, Contact Metamorphism, Hydrothermal Metamorphism, Impact Metamorphism, Regional Metamorphism
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering
Heat Resistant, Pressure Resistant, Wear Resistant
China, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Russia, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey
Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland
New Zealand, Western Australia
Taconite is a low-grade iron ore which belongs to sedimentary rock and containing about 27% iron and 51% silica
Western Australia, Minnesota
From the name of Taconic Mountains in New England
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Layered, Banded, Veined and Shiny
Decorative Aggregates, Entryways, Flooring, Homes, Interior Decoration
As Building Stone, Garden Decoration, Paving Stone
As Dimension Stone, Used for flooring, stair treads, borders and window sills.
As a touchstone, Cemetery Markers, Creating Artwork
Is one of the oldest rock
Taconite is a type of sedimentary rock formed when a river carries or transports pieces of broken rock as it flows. When the river reaches a lake or sea, its load of transported rocks settles or deposits at the bottom of sea or lake.
Hematite, Magnetite, Quartz
Fe, Iron(III) Oxide, Silicon Dioxide
Biological Weathering, Mechanical Weathering
Chemical Erosion, Coastal Erosion, Glacier Erosion, Water Erosion, Wind Erosion
Uneven, Splintery or Conchoidal
Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant, Pressure Resistant, Wear Resistant
China, India, Iran, Iraq, Oman, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania
Austria, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
Greenland, Mid-Atlantic Ridge
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia