Definition
Enderbite rock is an igneous rock which belongs to the Charnockite rock series
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
Enderby Land, Antarctica
Italy
Discoverer
Unknown
Unknown
Etymology
From its occurrence in Enderby Land, Antarctica
From German adamellit and from Monte Adamello, a mountain in Italy, its locality
Class
Igneous Rocks
Igneous Rocks
Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
Family
Group
Plutonic
Plutonic
Other Categories
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock