Trachyte is a grey fine-grained volcanic rock which mainly consists of alkali feldspar
Alexandre Brongniart and René Just Haüy
From Greek trakhus rough’ or trakhutēs roughness
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Black, Brown, Dark Greenish - Grey, Green, Grey, Light to Dark Grey, White
Decorative Aggregates, Flooring, Homes, Interior Decoration
As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Paving Stone, Garden Decoration, Office Buildings
As Dimension Stone, Building houses or walls, Cement Manufacture, Construction Aggregate, for Road Aggregate, Landscaping, Making natural cement, Manufacture of Magnesium and Dolomite Refractories
Artifacts, Monuments, Sculpture, Small Figurines
Cemetery Markers, Creating Artwork
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Is one of the oldest rock, Matrix variable
Archaeological Significance
Trachyte is an igneous volcanic rock with an aphanitic to porphyritic texture. It is the volcanic equivalent of syenite rock and forms as a result of magmatic differentiation.
Augite, Biotite, Feldspar, Hornblade, Plagioclase, Quartz
Potassium Oxide, Sodium Oxide, Silicon Dioxide
Cataclastic Metamorphism, Contact Metamorphism, Regional Metamorphism
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering
Chemical Erosion, Coastal Erosion, Glacier Erosion, Sea Erosion, Water Erosion, Wind Erosion
Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant, Wear Resistant
Deposits in Eastern Continents
China, India, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam
Angola, Egypt, Madagascar, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa
Bulgaria, England, Germany, Norway, Romania, Switzerland
Deposits in Western Continents
Deposits in Oceania Continent
New Zealand, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia
Learn more about Properties of Trachyte
What is Trachyte? In this section, we will learn more about properties of Trachyte i.e. physical and thermal properties. Physical properties of Trachyte include Color, Streak, Hardness, Structure, Cleavage, Fracture, Luster, Specific Gravity etc. The strength of Trachyte is 150.00 N/mm2. Streak of Trachyte is white while its cleavage is . Luster of Trachyte is metallic and its fracture is . Trachyte is opaque in nature. Know all about Trachyte, What is Trachyte, its composition, features, facts and reserves in next sections.
Know about Composition of Trachyte
What is Trachyte composed of? Get to know about composition of Trachyte here. Trachyte definition gives information about the Formation of Trachyte and its composition.The composition of Trachyte can be further divided into mineral and compound content. The mineral content of Trachyte rock includes Augite, Biotite, Feldspar, Hornblade, Plagioclase, Quartz and The compound content of Trachyte rock includes Potassium Oxide, Sodium Oxide, Silicon Dioxide. Almost all rocks undergo transformation process. Know all about Trachyte rock in next section.