Epidosite is a highly altered epidote and quartz bearing rock which is a type of metasomatite, essentially altered basalt
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Glassy, Massive, Porphyritic, Scoriaceous, Vesicular
Black, Brown, Light to Dark Grey
Decorative Aggregates, Floor Tiles, Homes, Hotels, Interior Decoration
As Facing Stone, Garden Decoration, Office Buildings, Paving Stone
As Dimension Stone, Cobblestones, Rail Track Ballast, Roadstone
Artifacts, Monuments, Sculpture, Small Figurines
Commemorative Tablets, Creating Artwork
Alkaline Basalt, Boninite, High Alumina Basalt, Mid Ocean Ridge Basalt (MORB), Tholeiitic Basalt, Basaltic trachyandesite, Mugearite and Shoshonite
Has High structural resistance against erosion and climate, Very fine grained rock
Archaeological Significance
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.
Olivine, Plagioclase, Pyroxene
Aluminium Oxide, CaO, Iron(III) Oxide, FeO, Potassium Oxide, MgO, MnO, Sodium Oxide, Phosphorus Pentoxide, Silicon Dioxide, Titanium Dioxide
Burial Metamorphism, Cataclastic Metamorphism, Hydrothermal Metamorphism, Impact Metamorphism
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering
Heat Resistant, Pressure Resistant, Wear Resistant
Deposits in Eastern Continents
Deposits in Western Continents
Deposits in Oceania Continent
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.