GANISTER

Ganister

A ganister is hard, fine-grained quartzose sandstone, or orthoquartzite, used in the manufacture of silica brick typically used to line furnaces. Ganisters are cemented with secondary silica and typically have a characteristic splintery fracture.

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ganister

Noun

  1. A hard, fine-grained sandstone, used in manufacturing silica bricks for lining furnaces.


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