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Epidosite
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What is Epidosite?

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Definition

Definition

Epidosite is a highly altered epidote and quartz bearing rock which is a type of metasomatite, essentially altered basalt

History

Origin

-

Discoverer

Unknown

Etymology

-

Class

Igneous Rocks

Sub-Class

Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock

Family

Group

Volcanic

Other Categories

Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock

Texture

Texture

Glassy, Massive, Porphyritic, Scoriaceous, Vesicular

Color

Black, Brown, Light to Dark Grey

Maintenance

Less

Durability

Durable

Water Resistant

81% - Igneous Rocks Rocks have it !

Scratch Resistant

86% - Igneous Rocks Rocks have it !

Stain Resistant

66% - Igneous Rocks Rocks have it !

Wind Resistant

49% - Igneous Rocks Rocks have it !

Acid Resistant

48% - Igneous Rocks Rocks

Appearance

Dull and Soft

Uses

Architecture

Interior Uses

Decorative Aggregates, Floor Tiles, Homes, Hotels, Interior Decoration

Exterior Uses

As Facing Stone, Garden Decoration, Office Buildings, Paving Stone

Other Architectural Uses

Curbing

Industry

Construction Industry

As Dimension Stone, Cobblestones, Rail Track Ballast, Roadstone

Medical Industry

-

Antiquity Uses

Artifacts, Monuments, Sculpture, Small Figurines

Other Uses

Commercial Uses

Commemorative Tablets, Creating Artwork

Types

Types

Alkaline Basalt, Boninite, High Alumina Basalt, Mid Ocean Ridge Basalt (MORB), Tholeiitic Basalt, Basaltic trachyandesite, Mugearite and Shoshonite

Features

Has High structural resistance against erosion and climate, Very fine grained rock

Archaeological Significance

Monuments

-

Famous Monuments

-

Sculpture

-

Famous Sculptures

-

Pictographs

-

Petroglyphs

-

Figurines

-

Fossils

Absent

Formation

Formation

Epidosite is a fine-grained, hard rock which is a type of metasomatite, essentially altered basalt. It forms with or without crystallization, either below the surface as intrusive rocks or on the surface as extrusive rocks.

Composition

Mineral Content

Olivine, Plagioclase, Pyroxene

Compound Content

Aluminium Oxide, CaO, Iron(III) Oxide, FeO, Potassium Oxide, MgO, MnO, Sodium Oxide, Phosphorus Pentoxide, Silicon Dioxide, Titanium Dioxide

Transformation

Metamorphism

97% - Igneous Rocks Rocks have it !

Types of Metamorphism

Burial Metamorphism, Cataclastic Metamorphism, Hydrothermal Metamorphism, Impact Metamorphism

Weathering

99% - Igneous Rocks Rocks have it !

Types of Weathering

Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering

Erosion

92% - Igneous Rocks Rocks

Types of Erosion

-

Properties

Physical Properties

Hardness

6
1 7
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Grain Size

Fine to Coarse Grained

Fracture

Conchoidal

Streak

White to Grey

Porosity

Less Porous

Luster

-

Compressive Strength

160.00 N/mm2
Rank: 21 (Overall)
0.15 450
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Cleavage

-

Toughness

2.3

Specific Gravity

2.8-3
0 8.4
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Transparency

Opaque

Density

-9999 g/cm3
0 1400
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Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity

0.84 kJ/Kg K
Rank: 15 (Overall)
0.14 3.2
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Resistance

Heat Resistant, Pressure Resistant, Wear Resistant

Reserves

Deposits in Eastern Continents

Asia

India, Russia

Africa

South Africa

Europe

Iceland

Others

-

Deposits in Western Continents

North America

Canada, USA

South America

Brazil

Deposits in Oceania Continent

Australia

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Learn more about Properties of Epidosite

What is Epidosite? In this section, we will learn more about properties of Epidosite i.e. physical and thermal properties. Physical properties of Epidosite include Color, Streak, Hardness, Structure, Cleavage, Fracture, Luster, Specific Gravity etc. The strength of Epidosite is 160.00 N/mm2. Streak of Epidosite is white to grey while its cleavage is . Luster of Epidosite is and its fracture is conchoidal. Epidosite is opaque in nature. Know all about Epidosite, What is Epidosite, its composition, features, facts and reserves in next sections.

Know about Composition of Epidosite

What is Epidosite composed of? Get to know about composition of Epidosite here. Epidosite definition gives information about the Formation of Epidosite and its composition.The composition of Epidosite can be further divided into mineral and compound content. The mineral content of Epidosite rock includes Olivine, Plagioclase, Pyroxene and The compound content of Epidosite rock includes Aluminium Oxide, CaO, Iron(III) Oxide, FeO, Potassium Oxide, MgO, MnO, Sodium Oxide, Phosphorus Pentoxide, Silicon Dioxide, Titanium Dioxide. Almost all rocks undergo transformation process. Know all about Epidosite rock in next section.