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Claystone and Adamellite Definition


Adamellite and Claystone Definition


Definition

Definition
Claystone is a fine-grained, dark gray to pink sedimentary rock which mainly consists of compacted and hardened clay   
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   

History
  
  

Origin
Unknown   
Italy   

Discoverer
Unknown   
Unknown   

Etymology
From English clay and stone as the rock contains more amount of clay   
From German adamellit and from Monte Adamello, a mountain in Italy, its locality   

Class
Sedimentary Rocks   
Igneous Rocks   

Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock   
Durable Rock, Hard Rock   

Family
  
  

Group
Not Applicable   
Plutonic   

Other Categories
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock   
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock   

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Definition of Claystone and Adamellite

The general Claystone and Adamellite definition can be stated as: Claystone is a fine-grained, dark gray to pink sedimentary rock which mainly consists of compacted and hardened clay. 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 Claystone and Adamellite, get to know about Properties of Claystone and Adamellite. Get to know more information about Claystone and Adamellite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

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History of Claystone and Adamellite

The history of Claystone 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.

Claystone and Adamellite Origin and Discoverer

Claystone and Adamellite definition gives us a brief idea about the two rocks. In some cases, the definition also gives summary about the Formation of Claystone and Adamellite. In this section, you will know about Claystone and Adamellite Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Claystone is Unknown whereas Origin of Adamellite is Italy. It is interesting to know the name of Claystone and Adamellite discoverer. The discoverer of Claystone and Adamellite are Unknown.

Etymology of Claystone and Adamellite

Along with Claystone and Adamellite definition, know more about the etymology of Claystone and Adamellite. Etymology of Claystone and Adamellite gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Claystone and Formation of Adamellite. The etymology of Claystone is From English clay and stone as the rock contains more amount of clay while that of Adamellite is From English clay and stone as the rock contains more amount of clay. The process of formation of rocks defines the class of rock. All the rocks in a class are formed by similar processes. Claystone belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Adamellite belongs to Igneous Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Claystone and Adamellite are listed below.

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