The general Blue Granite and Shoshonite definition can be stated as: Blue Granite is an igneous rock and a variety of Larvikite, notable for the presence of thumbnail-sized blue crystals of 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 Blue Granite and Shoshonite, get to know about Properties of Blue Granite and Shoshonite. Get to know more information about Blue Granite and Shoshonite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.
The history of Blue Granite 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.
Blue Granite and Shoshonite definition gives us a brief idea about the two rocks. In some cases, the definition also gives summary about the Formation of Blue Granite and Shoshonite. In this section, you will know about Blue Granite and Shoshonite Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Blue Granite is Unknown whereas Origin of Shoshonite is Wyoming,USA. It is interesting to know the name of Blue Granite and Shoshonite discoverer. The Discoverer of Blue Granite is Unknown and the discoverer of Shoshonite is Iddings.
Along with Blue Granite and Shoshonite definition, know more about the etymology of Blue Granite and Shoshonite. Etymology of Blue Granite and Shoshonite gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Blue Granite and Formation of Shoshonite. The etymology of Blue Granite is From the color of rock, Blue while that of Shoshonite is From the color of rock, Blue. The process of formation of rocks defines the class of rock. All the rocks in a class are formed by similar processes. Blue Granite and Shoshonite belong to Igneous Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Blue Granite and Shoshonite are listed below.
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