Rhomb-porphyry is a porphyritic igneous rock with abundant wedge or lens shaped anorthoclase or feldspar phenocrysts
From Latin term that means purple
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Black, Brown, Green, Grey, Pink, White
Decorative Aggregates, Homes, Interior Decoration
As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Paving Stone, Garden Decoration, Office Buildings
As a Flux in the Production of Steel and Pig Iron, As a Sintering Agent in Steel Industry to process Iron Ore, As Dimension Stone, Cement Manufacture, for Road Aggregate, Making natural cement, Manufacture of Magnesium and Dolomite Refractories
Artifacts, Monuments, Sculpture, Small Figurines
An Oil and Gas Reservoir, As a Feed Additive for Livestock, Metallurgical Flux, Soil Conditioner, Source of Magnesia (MgO)
Archaeological Significance
Rhomb-porphyry 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.
Alkali feldspar, Biotite, Plagioclase, Pyroxene
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering
Chemical Erosion, Coastal Erosion, Glacier Erosion, Water Erosion
Heat Resistant, Pressure Resistant
Deposits in Eastern Continents
Deposits in Western Continents
Deposits in Oceania Continent
Learn more about Properties of Rhomb Porphyry
What is Rhomb Porphyry? In this section, we will learn more about properties of Rhomb Porphyry i.e. physical and thermal properties. Physical properties of Rhomb Porphyry include Color, Streak, Hardness, Structure, Cleavage, Fracture, Luster, Specific Gravity etc. The strength of Rhomb Porphyry is 310.00 N/mm2. Streak of Rhomb Porphyry is white while its cleavage is perfect. Luster of Rhomb Porphyry is subvitreous to dull and its fracture is conchoidal. Rhomb Porphyry is translucent in nature. Know all about Rhomb Porphyry, What is Rhomb Porphyry, its composition, features, facts and reserves in next sections.
Know about Composition of Rhomb Porphyry
What is Rhomb Porphyry composed of? Get to know about composition of Rhomb Porphyry here. Rhomb Porphyry definition gives information about the Formation of Rhomb Porphyry and its composition.The composition of Rhomb Porphyry can be further divided into mineral and compound content. The mineral content of Rhomb Porphyry rock includes Alkali feldspar, Biotite, Plagioclase, Pyroxene and The compound content of Rhomb Porphyry rock includes CaO, Cl, MgO. Almost all rocks undergo transformation process. Know all about Rhomb Porphyry rock in next section.