The general Blueschist and Adamellite definition can be stated as: Blueschist is a metamorphic rock which is generally blue in color and is formed under conditions of high pressure and low temperature. 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 Blueschist and Adamellite, get to know about Properties of Blueschist and Adamellite. Get to know more information about Blueschist and Adamellite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.
The history of Blueschist 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.
Blueschist and Adamellite definition gives us a brief idea about the two rocks. In some cases, the definition also gives summary about the Formation of Blueschist and Adamellite. In this section, you will know about Blueschist and Adamellite Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Blueschist is USA whereas Origin of Adamellite is Italy. It is interesting to know the name of Blueschist and Adamellite discoverer. The Discoverer of Blueschist is Edgar Bailey and the discoverer of Adamellite is Unknown.
Along with Blueschist and Adamellite definition, know more about the etymology of Blueschist and Adamellite. Etymology of Blueschist and Adamellite gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Blueschist and Formation of Adamellite. The etymology of Blueschist is From French schiste, Greek skhistos i.e. split while that of Adamellite is From French schiste, Greek skhistos i.e. split. The process of formation of rocks defines the class of rock. All the rocks in a class are formed by similar processes. Blueschist belongs to Metamorphic Rocks while Adamellite belongs to Igneous Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Blueschist and Adamellite are listed below.
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