Minette is a variety of Lamprophyre and is porphyritic alkaline igneous rock which is mainly dominated by biotite and potassic feldspar 0
From French mine ore, mine + ette 0
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock 0
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock 0
Black, Bluish - Grey, Brown, Dark Greenish - Grey, Green, Grey 0
Dull, Banded and Foilated 0
Countertops, Decorative Aggregates, Interior Decoration 0
As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Garden Decoration 0
As Dimension Stone, Cement Manufacture, for Road Aggregate, Making natural cement, Manufacture of Magnesium and Dolomite Refractories 0
Taken as a Supplement for Calcium or Magnesium 0
Artifacts, Monuments, Sculpture, Small Figurines 0
An Oil and Gas Reservoir, As a Feed Additive for Livestock, Gemstone, Metallurgical Flux, Production of Lime, Soil Conditioner, Source of Magnesia (MgO) 0
Minette, Alnoite, Camptonite, Monchiquite, Fourchite, Vogesite, Appinite and Spessartite 0
Always found as volcanic pipes over deep continental crust, Host rock for Diamond, Is one of the oldest rock, Surfaces are often shiny 0
Archaeological Significance
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Minette formation takes place deep beneath the Earth’s surface at around 150 to 450 kms, and are erupted rapidly and violently. 0
Amphibole, Carbonate, Garnet, Micas, Olivine, Phlogopite, Pyroxene 0
Aluminium Oxide, NaCl, CaO, Iron(III) Oxide, FeO, Potassium Oxide, MgO, MnO, Sodium Oxide, Silicon Dioxide, Titanium Dioxide 0
Burial Metamorphism, Cataclastic Metamorphism, Contact Metamorphism, Hydrothermal Metamorphism, Impact Metamorphism, Regional Metamorphism 0
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering 0
Chemical Erosion, Coastal Erosion, Sea Erosion, Wind Erosion 0
Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant 0
Deposits in Eastern Continents
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Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Ethiopia, South Africa 0
England, Hungary, Iceland, United Kingdom 0
Deposits in Western Continents
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Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador 0
Deposits in Oceania Continent
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New South Wales, New Zealand, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia 0
Learn more about Properties of Minette
What is Minette? In this section, we will learn more about properties of Minette i.e. physical and thermal properties. Physical properties of Minette include Color, Streak, Hardness, Structure, Cleavage, Fracture, Luster, Specific Gravity etc. The strength of Minette is Not Available. Streak of Minette is white while its cleavage is conchoidal. Luster of Minette is subvitreous to dull and its fracture is conchoidal. Minette is translucent to opaque in nature. Know all about Minette, What is Minette, its composition, features, facts and reserves in next sections.
Know about Composition of Minette
What is Minette composed of? Get to know about composition of Minette here. Minette definition gives information about the Formation of Minette and its composition.The composition of Minette can be further divided into mineral and compound content. The mineral content of Minette rock includes Amphibole, Carbonate, Garnet, Micas, Olivine, Phlogopite, Pyroxene and The compound content of Minette rock includes Aluminium Oxide, NaCl, CaO, Iron(III) Oxide, FeO, Potassium Oxide, MgO, MnO, Sodium Oxide, Silicon Dioxide, Titanium Dioxide. Almost all rocks undergo transformation process. Know all about Minette rock in next section.