Lamprophyre and Ganister Definition

Definition of Lamprophyre and Ganister

The general Lamprophyre and Ganister definition can be stated as: Lamprophyre is uncommon igneous rocks primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions. On the other hand, A ganister is a hard, fine-grained quartzose sandstone or orthoquartzite which is basically used in the manufacture of silica brick typically used to line furnaces and is a type of sedimentary rocks.. Along with definition of Lamprophyre and Ganister, get to know about Properties of Lamprophyre and Ganister. Get to know more information about Lamprophyre and Ganister origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Lamprophyre and Ganister

The history of Lamprophyre and Ganister gives information about where the rock was found and who was its discoverer. Almost each and every aspect of Earth's history is recorded in rocks be it the volcanoes which were erupted or the plants, animals and organisms which are now extinct, as rocks are present from millions of years.

Lamprophyre and Ganister Origin and Discoverer

Lamprophyre and Ganister definition gives us a brief idea about the two rocks. In some cases, the definition also gives summary about the Formation of Lamprophyre and Ganister. In this section, you will know about Lamprophyre and Ganister Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Lamprophyre is Unknown whereas Origin of Ganister is England. It is interesting to know the name of Lamprophyre and Ganister discoverer. The discoverer of Lamprophyre and Ganister are Unknown.

Etymology of Lamprophyre and Ganister

Along with Lamprophyre and Ganister definition, know more about the etymology of Lamprophyre and Ganister. Etymology of Lamprophyre and Ganister gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Lamprophyre and Formation of Ganister. The etymology of Lamprophyre is From Greek lampros bright and shining + porphureos purple while that of Ganister is From Greek lampros bright and shining + porphureos purple. The process of formation of rocks defines the class of rock. All the rocks in a class are formed by similar processes. Lamprophyre belongs to Igneous Rocks while Ganister belongs to Sedimentary Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Lamprophyre and Ganister are listed below.

For Lamprophyre,

• Sub-class: Durable Rock and Medium Hardness Rock
• Group: Plutonic
• Other Categories: Coarse grained rock, Fine grained rock and Opaque rock

For Ganister,

• Sub-class: Durable Rock and Hard Rock
• Group: Not applicable
• Other Categories: Coarse grained rock, Fine grained rock and Opaque rock