Vogesite is a porphyritic alkaline igneous rock and is a variety of Lamprophyre which is dominated by essential amphibole, usually hornblende, and potassic feldspar 0
From the variety of Lamprophyre Greek lampros bright and shining + porphureos purple 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
Decorative Aggregates, Entryways, Flooring, Homes, Interior Decoration 0
As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Garden Decoration, Office Buildings, Paving Stone 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 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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Vogesite formation takes place deep beneath the Earth’s surface at around 150 to 450 kilometres, 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, Mechanical Weathering 0
Chemical Erosion, Coastal Erosion, Glacier Erosion, Sea Erosion, Water 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 Vogesite
What is Vogesite? In this section, we will learn more about properties of Vogesite i.e. physical and thermal properties. Physical properties of Vogesite include Color, Streak, Hardness, Structure, Cleavage, Fracture, Luster, Specific Gravity etc. The strength of Vogesite is Not Available. Streak of Vogesite is white while its cleavage is conchoidal. Luster of Vogesite is subvitreous to dull and its fracture is conchoidal. Vogesite is translucent to opaque in nature. Know all about Vogesite, What is Vogesite, its composition, features, facts and reserves in next sections.
Know about Composition of Vogesite
What is Vogesite composed of? Get to know about composition of Vogesite here. Vogesite definition gives information about the Formation of Vogesite and its composition.The composition of Vogesite can be further divided into mineral and compound content. The mineral content of Vogesite rock includes Amphibole, Carbonate, Garnet, Micas, Olivine, Phlogopite, Pyroxene and The compound content of Vogesite 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 Vogesite rock in next section.