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