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Coquina and Diabase Definition


Diabase and Coquina Definition


Definition

Definition
Coquina is a sedimentary rock that is composed either wholly or almost entirely of the transported, abraded, and mechanically-sorted fragments of the shells of molluscs, trilobites, brachiopods, or other invertebrates   
Diabase is a fine-grained igneous rock which is composed mostly of pyroxene and feldspar   

History
  
  

Origin
European Foreland Basins   
Germany   

Discoverer
Unknown   
Christian Leopold von Buch   

Etymology
From Concha (Latin)+ Coquina(Spanish) +conch(English)= Couquina (mid 19th century)   
From Greek di + base   

Class
Sedimentary Rocks   
Igneous Rocks   

Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Soft Rock   
Durable Rock, Hard Rock   

Family
  
  

Group
Not Applicable   
Volcanic   

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

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Definition of Coquina and Diabase

The general Coquina and Diabase definition can be stated as: Coquina is a sedimentary rock that is composed either wholly or almost entirely of the transported, abraded, and mechanically-sorted fragments of the shells of molluscs, trilobites, brachiopods, or other invertebrates. On the other hand, Diabase is a fine-grained igneous rock which is composed mostly of pyroxene and feldspar. Along with definition of Coquina and Diabase, get to know about Properties of Coquina and Diabase. Get to know more information about Coquina and Diabase origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

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History of Coquina and Diabase

The history of Coquina and Diabase 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.

Coquina and Diabase Origin and Discoverer

Coquina and Diabase definition gives us a brief idea about the two rocks. In some cases, the definition also gives summary about the Formation of Coquina and Diabase. In this section, you will know about Coquina and Diabase Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Coquina is European Foreland Basins whereas Origin of Diabase is Germany. It is interesting to know the name of Coquina and Diabase discoverer. The Discoverer of Coquina is Unknown and the discoverer of Diabase is Christian Leopold von Buch.

Etymology of Coquina and Diabase

Along with Coquina and Diabase definition, know more about the etymology of Coquina and Diabase. Etymology of Coquina and Diabase gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Coquina and Formation of Diabase. The etymology of Coquina is From Concha (Latin)+ Coquina(Spanish) +conch(English)= Couquina (mid 19th century) while that of Diabase is From Concha (Latin)+ Coquina(Spanish) +conch(English)= Couquina (mid 19th century). The process of formation of rocks defines the class of rock. All the rocks in a class are formed by similar processes. Coquina belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Diabase belongs to Igneous Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Coquina and Diabase are listed below.

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