Properties of Ganister and Hornfels
Properties
Physical Properties
Hardness
6-7
2-3
Grain Size
Coarse or Fine
Fine Grained
Fracture
Splintery
Conchoidal
Streak
White
Unknown
Porosity
Highly Porous
Highly Porous
Luster
Dull
Shiny
Compressive Strength
95.00 N/mm2
20
5.80 N/mm2
31
Cleavage
Perfect
Perfect
Toughness
2.6
Not Yet Found
Specific Gravity
2.2-2.8
3.4-3.9
Transparency
Opaque
Opaque
Density
2.2-2.8 g/cm3
0.25-0.30 g/cm3
Thermal Properties
Specific Heat Capacity
0.92 kJ/Kg K
10
0.84 kJ/Kg K
15
Resistance
Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant, Pressure Resistant
Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant, Pressure Resistant
Ganister vs Hornfels Properties
Properties of Ganister and Hornfels play an important role in determining the type of rock. Along with Ganister vs Hornfels properties, get to know more about Ganister Definition and Hornfels Definition. For the ease of understanding, the properties of rocks are divided into physical and thermal properties. Rocks have a variety of properties like hardness, color, specific gravity, fracture, cleavage, luster etc. Know all about physical and thermal properties of Ganister and Hornfels.
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