Gabbro
Gabbro is an intrusive igneous rock which is
chemically equivalent to plutonic Basalt
Chemical Composition: Mainly Plagioclase: (CaAl2Si2O8), (NaAlSi3O8) and Pyroxene
(Augite): (Ca, Na)(Mg, Fe, Al)(Al, Si)2 O6 with lesser Olivine:
(Mg, Fe)2SiO4.
Luster : Dull
Hardness :7
Color : Dark grey to black
Streak : Black
Crystal form/Habit : May exhibit acicular habit
Cleavage :
Specific Gravity : 2.86-2.87
Other Properties : Fracture: Conchoidal
Resistance: Impact Resistant, Pressure Resistant, Wear Resistant
Uses: Countertops, Decorative Aggregates, Homes and Interior
Decoration, Dimension Stone, Building houses or walls
Cement Manufacture, Construction Aggregate, for Road
Aggregate
Porphyry
Porphyry is a reddish-brown to purple igneous rock
containing large phenocrysts of various minerals
embedded in a fine-grained matrix
Chemical Composition: Aluminium Oxide, CaO, Iron (III) Oxide, Potassium
Oxide, MgO, Sodium Oxide, Silicon Dioxide, Titanium Dioxide
Luster : Dull
Hardness : 6-7
Color : Black, Brown, Colorless, Green, Grey, Red, Rust, White
Streak : White
Crystal form/Habit : may exhibit acicular habit
Cleavage : Imperfect
Specific Gravity : 2.5-4
Other Properties : Fracture: Irregular
Resistance: Impact Resistance, Heat Resistance
Uses: Decorative Aggregates and Interior Decoration, Construction
Aggregate
Nepheline Syenite
Nepheline Syenite is a holocrystalline plutonic rock
resembling syenite but containing nepheline and
lacking quartz
Chemical Composition: (Na,K)AlSiO4 Aluminium Oxide, CaO, Iron (III)
Oxide, FeO, Potassium Oxide, MgO, MnO, Sodium
Oxide, Phosphorus Pentoxide, Silicon Dioxide, Titanium Dioxide
Luster : Greasy to Dull
Hardness : 5.5-6
Color : Brown, Buff, Cream, Green, Grey, Pink, White
Streak : White
Crystal form/Habit : Hexagonal
Cleavage : Poor (irregular)
Specific Gravity : 2.6
Other Properties : Fracture: Conchoidal to Uneven
Resistance: Heat, Impact, Wear
Uses: Countertops, Aggregates, Interior Decoration, Dimension Stone,
Cement Manufacture, Production of glass and ceramics
Dolomite
Dolomite is a sedimentary rock containing more than
50% of the mineral dolomite by weight
Chemical Composition: CaMg(CO3)2
Luster : Vitreous and Pearly
Hardness : 3.5-4
Color : Black, Brown, Colorless, Green, Grey, Pink, and White
Streak : White
Crystal form/Habit : Tabular or Curved, Rhombohedral crystals
Cleavage : Perfect (smooth surface)
Specific Gravity : 2.8-3
Other Properties : Fracture: Conchoidal
Resistance: Heat Pressure, Wear
Uses: Decorative Aggregates, Flux in the Production of Steel and
Pig Iron, Sintering Agent in Steel Industry to process Iron Ore
Dimension Stone, Cement Manufacture, for Road Aggregate,
Making natural cement, Manufacture of Magnesium and
Dolomite Refractories, Production of Glass and Ceramics, Serves
as an Oil and Gas Reservoir rock
Limestone (Fine grained)
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed mostly of
calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms
of calcium carbonate
Chemical Composition: CaMg(CO3)2; Aluminum Oxide, NaCl, CaO, Iron (III)
Oxide, FeO, MgO
Luster : Dull to Pearly
Hardness : 3-4
Color : Beige, Black, Blue, Brown, Cream, Gold, Green, Grey, Light
Green, Light Grey, Linen, Pink, Red, Rust, Silver, White, Yellow
Streak : White
Crystal form/Habit : Trigonal or Pseudo-hexagonal
Cleavage : Non-Existent
Specific Gravity : 2.3-2.7
Other Properties : Fracture: Splintery
Resistance: Pressure
Uses: Decorative Aggregates and Interior Decoration, Cement
Manufacture, Cobblestones, for Road Aggregate, Production of
Glass and Ceramics, Raw material for the manufacture of mortar
mortar, Roadstone, Source of calcium