Lamprophyre and Skarn Definition

Definition of Lamprophyre and Skarn

The general Lamprophyre and Skarn definition can be stated as: Lamprophyre is uncommon igneous rocks primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions. On the other hand, Skarns are formed during regional or contact metamorphism and from a variety of metasomatic processes involving fluids of magmatic, metamorphic, and/or marine origin. Along with definition of Lamprophyre and Skarn, get to know about Properties of Lamprophyre and Skarn. Get to know more information about Lamprophyre and Skarn origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Lamprophyre and Skarn

The history of Lamprophyre and Skarn 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 Skarn Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Lamprophyre and Skarn

Along with Lamprophyre and Skarn definition, know more about the etymology of Lamprophyre and Skarn. Etymology of Lamprophyre and Skarn gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Lamprophyre and Formation of Skarn. The etymology of Lamprophyre is From Greek lampros bright and shining + porphureos purple while that of Skarn 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 Skarn belongs to Metamorphic Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Lamprophyre and Skarn 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 Skarn,

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