Definition
Pantellerite is a peralkaline rhyolite. It has a higher iron and lower aluminium composition than comendite
History
Origin
Strait of sicily
Discoverer
Unknown
Etymology
From Pantelleria, a volcanic island in the Strait of Sicily
Class
Igneous Rocks
Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
Family
Group
Volcanic
Other Categories
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Texture
Eutaxitic
Color
Dark Greenish - Grey
Maintenance
Less
Durability
Durable
Water Resistant
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81% - Igneous Rocks Rocks have it !
Scratch Resistant
✔
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86% - Igneous Rocks Rocks have it !
Stain Resistant
✔
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66% - Igneous Rocks Rocks have it !
Wind Resistant
✔
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49% - Igneous Rocks Rocks have it !
Acid Resistant
✔
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48% - Igneous Rocks Rocks have it !
Appearance
Layered and Foliated
Architecture
Interior Uses
-
Exterior Uses
-
Other Architectural Uses
-
Industry
Construction Industry
-
Medical Industry
-
Antiquity Uses
Artifacts, Sculpture
Other Uses
Commercial Uses
Creating Artwork
Types
Pantelleritic Ignimbrite
Features
High Fe content
Archaeological Significance
Monuments
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Famous Monuments
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Sculpture
-
Famous Sculptures
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Pictographs
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Petroglyphs
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Figurines
-
Fossils
Absent
Formation
Pantellerite 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
Amphibole, Feldspar, Ilmenite
Compound Content
Al, Fe
Transformation
Metamorphism
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97% - Igneous Rocks Rocks have it !
Types of Metamorphism
Burial Metamorphism, Cataclastic Metamorphism
Weathering
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99% - Igneous Rocks Rocks have it !
Types of Weathering
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering
Erosion
✔
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92% - Igneous Rocks Rocks have it !
Types of Erosion
Chemical Erosion, Coastal Erosion, Glacier Erosion, Sea Erosion, Water Erosion, Wind Erosion
Physical Properties
Hardness
6-7
1
7
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Grain Size
Fine Grained
Fracture
Sub-conchoidal
Streak
-
Porosity
Less Porous
Luster
Earthy
Compressive Strength
210.00 N/mm2
Rank: 10 (Overall)
0.15
450
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Cleavage
Conchoidal
Toughness
2
Specific Gravity
-9999
0
8.4
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Transparency
Translucent to 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
Deposits in Eastern Continents
Asia
China, India
Africa
Angola, Egypt, Madagascar, Namibia, Nigeria
Europe
Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom
Others
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Deposits in Western Continents
North America
Canada, USA
South America
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador
Deposits in Oceania Continent
Australia
Central Australia, Queensland, Western Australia