The general Trachyte and Shoshonite definition can be stated as: Trachyte is a grey fine-grained volcanic rock which mainly consists of alkali feldspar. On the other hand, Shoshonite is a basaltic rock, properly a potassic trachyandesite, composed of olivine, augite and plagioclase phenocrysts in a groundmass with calcic plagioclase and sanidine and some dark-colored volcanic glass. Along with definition of Trachyte and Shoshonite, get to know about Properties of Trachyte and Shoshonite. Get to know more information about Trachyte and Shoshonite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.
The history of Trachyte and Shoshonite 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.
Trachyte and Shoshonite definition gives us a brief idea about the two rocks. In some cases, the definition also gives summary about the Formation of Trachyte and Shoshonite. In this section, you will know about Trachyte and Shoshonite Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Trachyte is Unknown whereas Origin of Shoshonite is Wyoming,USA. It is interesting to know the name of Trachyte and Shoshonite discoverer. The Discoverer of Trachyte is Alexandre Brongniart and René Just Haüy and the discoverer of Shoshonite is Iddings.
Along with Trachyte and Shoshonite definition, know more about the etymology of Trachyte and Shoshonite. Etymology of Trachyte and Shoshonite gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Trachyte and Formation of Shoshonite. The etymology of Trachyte is From Greek trakhus rough’ or trakhutēs roughness while that of Shoshonite is From Greek trakhus rough’ or trakhutēs roughness. The process of formation of rocks defines the class of rock. All the rocks in a class are formed by similar processes. Trachyte and Shoshonite belong to Igneous Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Trachyte and Shoshonite are listed below.
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