The general Andesite and Adamellite definition can be stated as: Andesite is a dark, fine-grained, brown or greyish intermediate volcanic rock which is a commonly found in lava. On the other hand, Adamellite is a coarse-grained porphyritic igneous rock, a variety of Monzogranite and dominated by phenocrysts of orthoclase in a granular groundmass of perthite, plagioclase and quartz. Along with definition of Andesite and Adamellite, get to know about Properties of Andesite and Adamellite. Get to know more information about Andesite and Adamellite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.
The history of Andesite and Adamellite 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.
Andesite and Adamellite definition gives us a brief idea about the two rocks. In some cases, the definition also gives summary about the Formation of Andesite and Adamellite. In this section, you will know about Andesite and Adamellite Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Andesite is North America whereas Origin of Adamellite is Italy. It is interesting to know the name of Andesite and Adamellite discoverer. The discoverer of Andesite and Adamellite are Unknown.
Along with Andesite and Adamellite definition, know more about the etymology of Andesite and Adamellite. Etymology of Andesite and Adamellite gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Andesite and Formation of Adamellite. The etymology of Andesite is From Andes mountains, where it is found in abundance while that of Adamellite is From Andes mountains, where it is found in abundance. The process of formation of rocks defines the class of rock. All the rocks in a class are formed by similar processes. Andesite and Adamellite belong to Igneous Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Andesite and Adamellite are listed below.
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