Khondalite: Megascopic Identifications
The Garnet Sillimanite Schists
Color: Dark green to black
Grain size: Fine to coarse grained
Hardness: 5-6 on Mohs scale
Texture (Foliation,Cleavage,Structure): Foliated (layered), sometimes with cleavage and well-developed schistosity
Mineral composition: Essential minerals include biotite-mica, hornblende, plagioclase feldspar, quartz, and K-feldspar.
Accessory minerals include garnet, epidote, and apatite, silmanite, Zircon, Apatite.
Metamorphic facies: Granulite facies
Interference name:
Parent rock: Shale or mudstone
Important use: Building stone, dimension stone, decorative stone, flooring
Ex- Konark Temples
Indian occurrence: Widely distributed in India, particularly in the Eastern Ghats and the Orissa plateau.
Note: This is a general overview of the characteristics of Khondalite and may vary depending on the specific location and sample.
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