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What is porphyry used for?
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Porphyry is widely used in urban landscaping and gardening projects. It is prized for its great compressive strength and exceptional durability. For this reason it is now most commonly used as a paving stone.
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Where is porphyry mined?
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Porphyries are most commonly found along the west coast of North and South America(US, Chile, Argentina), as well as in the Southwest Pacific, Egypt, Italy, Turkey, Iran, Armenia, India, China.
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Is porphyry a granite? What is difference?
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No, its not. Granite is a very hard, granular, crystalline igneous rock which consists mainly of quartz, mica, and feldspar and is often used as building stone.Porphyry is a reddish-brown to purple igneous rock containing large phenocrysts of various minerals embedded in a fine-grained matrix.Most important differencies:
1. Grains and SizeGranite:Large and Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock. Porphyry: Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock.
2. Texture
Granite:Granular, Phaneritic
Porphyry: Porphyritic
3. Maintenance
Granite:More
Porphyry: Less
4. Water Resistant
Granite: More
Porphyry: Less
5. Wind Resistant
Granite: More
Porphyry: Less
6. Acid Resistant
Granite: Less
Porphyry:More
7. Appearance
Granite: Veined or Pebbled
Porphyry: Dull
8. Density(Average)
Granite: 2.65-2.75 g/cm3
Porphyry: 2.5-2.52 g/cm3
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