Trachyte is a grey fine-grained volcanic rock which mainly consists of alkali feldspar 0
Alexandre Brongniart and René Just Haüy 0
From Greek trakhus rough’ or trakhutēs roughness 0
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock 0
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock 0
Aphanitic to Porphyritic 0
Black, Brown, Dark Greenish - Grey, Green, Grey, Light to Dark Grey, White 0
Decorative Aggregates, Flooring, Homes, Interior Decoration 0
As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Paving Stone, Garden Decoration, Office Buildings 0
As Dimension Stone, Building houses or walls, Cement Manufacture, Construction Aggregate, for Road Aggregate, Landscaping, Making natural cement, Manufacture of Magnesium and Dolomite Refractories 0
Artifacts, Monuments, Sculpture, Small Figurines 0
Cemetery Markers, Creating Artwork 0
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Is one of the oldest rock, Matrix variable 0
Archaeological Significance
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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. 0
Augite, Biotite, Feldspar, Hornblade, Plagioclase, Quartz 0
Potassium Oxide, Sodium Oxide, Silicon Dioxide 0
Cataclastic Metamorphism, Contact Metamorphism, Regional Metamorphism 0
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering 0
Chemical Erosion, Coastal Erosion, Glacier Erosion, Sea Erosion, Water Erosion, Wind Erosion 0
Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant, Wear Resistant 0
Deposits in Eastern Continents
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China, India, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam 0
Angola, Egypt, Madagascar, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa 0
Bulgaria, England, Germany, Norway, Romania, Switzerland 0
Deposits in Western Continents
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Deposits in Oceania Continent
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New Zealand, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia 0
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 not available. Luster of Trachyte is metallic and its fracture is not available. 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.