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Type of Rocks – All You Need to Know – Infographic

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  Technically, rocks are a fusion of various inorganic minerals and some organic substances. It is in the form of solid lumps with different strengths and other properties. It is a lengthy natural process glued them together. A geologist classified rocks into three major categories: Igneous rocks Sedimentary rocks Metamorphic rocks 1.   Ingenious Rocks: It forms from the molten volcanic materials such as magma, which forms gra nite , and dark lava, which builds from basalt. Let’s know different kinds of ingenious rocks in detail. Shoshonite Rocks It is basalts rich in potassium and consisting of other minerals like a high content of silica, alkalis, and low content of iron to form the solid rocks. Aphanite Rock It composed of highly fine-grained microscopic-sized mineral components, such as plagioclase feldspar, biotite, quartz, and orthoclase. Adamellite Rock It is an intrusive, felsic, and igneous rock. Orthoclase and plagioclase ...

10 Types of Natural Stone That Can Be Found in India and Their Uses

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India is a leading commercial natural stone producing country in the world, delivering 27% of the total world’s production of stones from its quarries. India is exporting  natural stone products  worth of $300 million each year. Wikipedia portraits the Indian stone industry India, with an estimated resource of about 1,690 million cubic meter deposits worth exploring in the coming years. If you are a well-aware buyer, you might be familiar with different types of stones in colloquial languages, but catching Geologic terms might tough for you. Therefore, I am not going to be much technical here. The followings are major types of natural stones quarrying and exporting from India. 10 Major Types of Natural Stones in India 1. Marble Stone in India In early days marbles were a kind of luxury in the construction industry, but today it is easily available and affordable everywhere.  Marbles  are known for their variants in beautiful textures. Marble is a bit softer tha...