Definition
Aplite is a fine-grained granite composed mainly of feldspar and quartz
During the impact melted material forming a breccia containing glass and crystal or lithic fragments together form Suevite rock.
History
Origin
Iran
Canada, Germany
Discoverer
Unknown
Unknown
Etymology
From German Aplit, from Greek haploos simple + -ite
No etymologies found
Class
Igneous Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Family
Group
Plutonic
-
Other Categories
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock