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Asia
Africa
Europe
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North America
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Australia
A carbonate rock which is matrix supported and contains over 10% allochems in a carbonate mud matrix.
From the English mud and stone, from low German mudde and stainaz
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Grey, Orange, Red, White, Yellow
Decorative Aggregates, Flooring, Interior Decoration
As Facing Stone, Garden Decoration, Roof Tiles
Cement Manufacture, Construction Aggregate, for Road Aggregate, Making natural cement, Raw material for the manufacture of mortar
Cemetery Markers, Pottery
Marl, Shale and Argillite
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Smooth to touch, Very fine grained rock
Wackestone is a type of sedimentary rock formed when a river carries or transports pieces of broken rock as it flows. These particles settle down and are then compacted due to high temperature and pressure hence forming Wackestone.
Biotite, Chlorite, Feldspar, Micas, Muscovite or Illite, Plagioclase, Pyrite, Quartz
Aluminium Oxide, NaCl, CaO, Iron(III) Oxide, Silicon Dioxide
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering
Chemical Erosion, Sea Erosion, Wind Erosion
Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant
Bangladesh, China, India, Russia
Ethiopia, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania
Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Romania, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland
Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela
New South Wales, New Zealand, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia
Coquina is a sedimentary rock that is composed either wholly or almost entirely of the transported, abraded, and mechanically-sorted fragments of the shells of molluscs, trilobites, brachiopods, or other invertebrates
From Concha (Latin)+ Coquina(Spanish) +conch(English)= Couquina (mid 19th century)
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Layered, Banded, Veined and Shiny
Decorative Aggregates, Homes, Hotels, Interior Decoration
Garden Decoration, Office Buildings
Building houses or walls, Construction Aggregate
Artifacts, Monuments, Sculpture, Small Figurines
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Is one of the oldest rock
Coquina is a sedimentary rock which is formed when billions of small clam-like seashell, called Coquina, or cockleshell are die and hence are deposited, buried and turns into a rock when pressure is applied.
Apatite, Augite, Bronzite, Calcite, Chert, Chlorite, Clay Minerals, Epidote, Feldspar, Garnet, Micas, Muscovite or Illite
CaO, Carbon Dioxide, Iron(III) Oxide, MgO
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering
Coastal Erosion, Sea Erosion, Water Erosion, Wind Erosion
Dull to Vitreous to Submetallic
Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant, Pressure Resistant, Wear Resistant