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Tuff and Enderbite


Enderbite and Tuff


Definition

Definition
Tuff is a type of rock made of volcanic ash ejected from a vent during a volcanic eruption  
Enderbite rock is an igneous rock which belongs to the Charnockite rock series  

History
  
  

Origin
Italy  
Enderby Land, Antarctica  

Discoverer
Unknown  
Unknown  

Etymology
From a Latin word tophous then in Italian tufo and finally tuff  
From its occurrence in Enderby Land, Antarctica  

Class
Igneous Rocks  
Igneous Rocks  

Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock  
Durable Rock, Hard Rock  

Family
  
  

Group
Volcanic  
Plutonic  

Other Categories
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock  
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock  

Texture

Texture
Clastic, Pyroclastic  
Granular  

Color
Brown, Grey, Yellow  
Black, Grey, Orange, Pink, White  

Maintenance
More  
Less  

Durability
Durable  
Durable  

Water Resistant
Yes  
Yes  

Scratch Resistant
Yes  
Yes  

Stain Resistant
No  
Yes  

Wind Resistant
No  
Yes  

Acid Resistant
No  
Yes  

Appearance
Dull, Vesicular and Foilated  
Veined or Pebbled  

Uses

Architecture
  
  

Interior Uses
Decorative Aggregates, Entryways, Flooring, Homes, Interior Decoration  
Bathrooms, Countertops, Decorative Aggregates, Entryways, Floor Tiles, Homes, Hotels, Kitchens, Stair Treads  

Exterior Uses
As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Garden Decoration, Office Buildings, Paving Stone  
As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Bridges, Paving Stone, Garden Decoration, Office Buildings  

Other Architectural Uses
Curbing  
Curbing  

Industry
  
  

Construction Industry
Building houses or walls, Construction Aggregate  
As Dimension Stone  

Medical Industry
-  
-  

Antiquity Uses
Artifacts, Monuments, Sculpture, Small Figurines  
Artifacts, Monuments, Sculpture, Small Figurines  

Other Uses
  
  

Commercial Uses
Creating Artwork  
Curling, Gemstone, Laboratory bench tops, Tombstones  

Types

Types
Welded tuff, Rhyolitic tuff, Basaltic tuff, Trachyte tuff, Andesitic tuff and Ignimbrite.  
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Features
Always found as volcanic pipes over deep continental crust  
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, It is One of the Oldest, Strongest and Hardest Rock  

Archaeological Significance
  
  

Monuments
-  
-  

Famous Monuments
Easter Island in the Polynesian Triangle, Pacific Ocean  
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Sculpture
-  
-  

Famous Sculptures
-  
-  

Pictographs
-  
-  

Petroglyphs
-  
-  

Figurines
-  
-  

Fossils
Absent  
Absent  

Formation

Formation
Tuff is formed when large masses of ash and sand which are mixed with hot gases are ejected by a volcano and avalanche rapidly down its slopes.  
Charnockite is an intrusive igneous rock which is very hard and is formed due to weathering of existing rocks.  

Composition
  
  

Mineral Content
Calcite, Chlorite  
Amphibole, Biotite, Feldspar, Hornblade, Micas, Muscovite or Illite, Olivine, Plagioclase, Pyroxene, Quartz  

Compound Content
Hydrogen Sulfide, Sulfur Dioxide  
Aluminium Oxide, CaO, Iron(III) Oxide, FeO, Potassium Oxide, MgO, MnO, Sodium Oxide, Phosphorus Pentoxide, Silicon Dioxide, Titanium Dioxide  

Transformation
  
  

Metamorphism
Yes  
Yes  

Types of Metamorphism
Burial Metamorphism, Cataclastic Metamorphism, Contact Metamorphism, Hydrothermal Metamorphism, Impact Metamorphism, Regional Metamorphism  
Contact Metamorphism, Impact Metamorphism  

Weathering
Yes  
Yes  

Types of Weathering
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering  
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering  

Erosion
Yes  
Yes  

Types of Erosion
Chemical Erosion, Coastal Erosion, Glacier Erosion, Sea Erosion, Water Erosion, Wind Erosion  
Glacier Erosion, Sea Erosion, Water Erosion, Wind Erosion  

Properties

Physical Properties
  
  

Hardness
4-6  
6-7  

Grain Size
Fine Grained  
Coarse Grained  

Fracture
Uneven  
-  

Streak
White  
White  

Porosity
Highly Porous  
Very Less Porous  

Luster
Vitreous to Dull  
-  

Compressive Strength
243.80 N/mm2  
6
140.00 N/mm2  
23

Cleavage
-  
-  

Toughness
-  
-  

Specific Gravity
2.73  
-9999  

Transparency
Opaque  
Opaque  

Density
1-1.8 g/cm3  
2.6 g/cm3  

Thermal Properties
  
  

Specific Heat Capacity
0.20 kJ/Kg K  
32
0.79 kJ/Kg K  
17

Resistance
Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant, Pressure Resistant, Wear Resistant  
Heat Resistant, Wear Resistant  

Reserves

Deposits in Eastern Continents
  
  

Asia
Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Burma, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, Yemen  
India  

Africa
Cameroon, Cape Verde, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda  
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Europe
France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom  
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Others
Antarctica, Hawaii Islands  
Antarctica  

Deposits in Western Continents
  
  

North America
Canada, Costa Rica, Panama, USA  
USA  

South America
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay  
-  

Deposits in Oceania Continent
  
  

Australia
Central Australia, Western Australia  
-  

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All about Tuff and Enderbite Properties

Know all about Tuff and Enderbite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Tuff and Enderbite belong to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Tuff is Clastic, Pyroclastic whereas that of Enderbite is Granular. Tuff appears Dull, Vesicular and Foilated and Enderbite appears Veined or Pebbled. The luster of Tuff is vitreous to dull while that of Enderbite is . Tuff is available in brown, grey, yellow colors whereas Enderbite is available in black, grey, orange, pink, white colors. The commercial uses of Tuff are creating artwork and that of Enderbite are curling, gemstone, laboratory bench tops, tombstones.

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