Properties of Granulite and Hornfels
Grain Size
Medium to Coarse Grained
Fine Grained
Fracture
Not Available
Conchoidal
Porosity
Very Less Porous
Highly Porous
Cleavage
Imperfect
Perfect
Toughness
Not Available
Not Yet Found
Specific Gravity
2.8-3.0
3.4-3.9
Transparency
Opaque
Opaque
Density
3.06-3.33 g/cm3
0.25-0.30 g/cm3
Resistance
Heat Resistant, Wear Resistant
Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant, Pressure Resistant
Granulite vs Hornfels Properties
Properties of Granulite and Hornfels play an important role in determining the type of rock. Along with Granulite vs Hornfels properties, get to know more about Granulite 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 Granulite and Hornfels.