Definition
Wehrlite is an ultramafic and ultrabasic rock that is a mixture of olivine and clinopyroxene. It is a subdivision of the peridotites
History
Origin
Egypt
Discoverer
Alois Wehrle
Etymology
From the name of a professor, Alois Wehrle
Class
Igneous Rocks
Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Family
Group
Plutonic
Other Categories
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Texture
Banded
Color
Dark Greenish - Grey, Green
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
Acid Resistant
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48% - Igneous Rocks Rocks
Appearance
Rough and Banded
Architecture
Interior Uses
Decorative Aggregates, Interior Decoration
Exterior Uses
As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Garden Decoration, Paving Stone
Other Architectural Uses
Curbing
Industry
Construction Industry
As Dimension Stone, Cobblestones
Medical Industry
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Antiquity Uses
Artifacts, Monuments, Sculpture, Small Figurines
Other Uses
Commercial Uses
Cemetery Markers, Creating Artwork, Gemstone, Jewelry
Types
Ultramafic rock
Features
Constitutes upper part of the Earth's mantle, Generally rough to touch, Is one of the oldest rock
Archaeological Significance
Monuments
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Famous Monuments
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Sculpture
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Famous Sculptures
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Pictographs
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Petroglyphs
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Figurines
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Fossils
Absent
Formation
Wehrlite 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
Pyroxene
Compound Content
Aluminium Oxide, CaO, Carbon Dioxide, Iron(III) Oxide, FeO, Potassium Oxide, MgO, Sodium Oxide, Phosphorus Pentoxide, Silicon Dioxide, Titanium Dioxide
Transformation
Metamorphism
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97% - Igneous Rocks Rocks have it !
Types of Metamorphism
Burial Metamorphism, Cataclastic Metamorphism, Contact Metamorphism, Impact Metamorphism, Regional Metamorphism
Weathering
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99% - Igneous Rocks Rocks have it !
Types of Weathering
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering
Erosion
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92% - Igneous Rocks Rocks have it !
Types of Erosion
Chemical Erosion, Coastal Erosion, Water Erosion
Physical Properties
Hardness
5.5-6
1
7
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Grain Size
Coarse Grained
Fracture
Irregular
Streak
White
Porosity
Less Porous
Luster
Metallic
Compressive Strength
100.00 N/mm2
Rank: 29 (Overall)
0.15
450
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Cleavage
Perfect
Toughness
2.1
Specific Gravity
8.4
0
8.4
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Transparency
Opaque
Density
2.6-3.7 g/cm3
0
1400
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Thermal Properties
Specific Heat Capacity
0.63 kJ/Kg K
Rank: 26 (Overall)
0.14
3.2
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Resistance
Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant, Pressure Resistant
Deposits in Eastern Continents
Asia
China, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Russia, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey
Africa
Morocco, South Africa
Europe
Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland
Others
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Deposits in Western Continents
North America
Canada, USA
South America
Brazil
Deposits in Oceania Continent
Australia
New Zealand, Western Australia