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ganister

/gan-uh-ster/US // ˈgæn ə stər //UK // (ˈɡænɪstə) //

冈仁波齐,冈萨雷斯,冈萨雷斯特,冈特

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a highly refractory, siliceous rock used to line furnaces.
    • : a synthetic product similar to this rock, made by mixing ground quartz with a bonding material.

Examples

  • Lower: Flaggy hard sandstones (ganister), shales and thin coal seams.

  • After covering all the exposed steel surfaces with ganister, the plates are put in a gas furnace and heated to a welding heat.

  • These clays are highly silicious and in composition are intermediate between the Yorkshire fireclays and ganister.

  • The principal uses of sandstone are for building stone, crushed stone, and ganister (for silica brick and furnace-linings).

  • For furnace linings, the quartzite or ganister must be exceptionally pure.