The general Anorthosite and Adamellite definition can be stated as: Anorthosite is a granular igneous rock composed largely of labradorite or plagioclase. 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 Anorthosite and Adamellite, get to know about Properties of Anorthosite and Adamellite. Get to know more information about Anorthosite and Adamellite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.
The history of Anorthosite 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.
Anorthosite and Adamellite definition gives us a brief idea about the two rocks. In some cases, the definition also gives summary about the Formation of Anorthosite and Adamellite. In this section, you will know about Anorthosite and Adamellite Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Anorthosite is Unknown whereas Origin of Adamellite is Italy. It is interesting to know the name of Anorthosite and Adamellite discoverer. The discoverer of Anorthosite and Adamellite are Unknown.
Along with Anorthosite and Adamellite definition, know more about the etymology of Anorthosite and Adamellite. Etymology of Anorthosite and Adamellite gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Anorthosite and Formation of Adamellite. The etymology of Anorthosite is From French anorthose plagioclase + -ite1 while that of Adamellite is From French anorthose plagioclase + -ite1. The process of formation of rocks defines the class of rock. All the rocks in a class are formed by similar processes. Anorthosite and Adamellite belong to Igneous Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Anorthosite and Adamellite are listed below.
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