The general Epidosite and Adamellite definition can be stated as: Epidosite is a highly altered epidote and quartz bearing rock which is a type of metasomatite, essentially altered basalt. 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 Epidosite and Adamellite, get to know about Properties of Epidosite and Adamellite. Get to know more information about Epidosite and Adamellite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.
The history of Epidosite 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.
Epidosite and Adamellite definition gives us a brief idea about the two rocks. In some cases, the definition also gives summary about the Formation of Epidosite and Adamellite. In this section, you will know about Epidosite and Adamellite Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Epidosite is Unknown whereas Origin of Adamellite is Italy. It is interesting to know the name of Epidosite and Adamellite discoverer. The discoverer of Epidosite and Adamellite are Unknown.
Along with Epidosite and Adamellite definition, know more about the etymology of Epidosite and Adamellite. Etymology of Epidosite and Adamellite gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Epidosite and Formation of Adamellite. The etymology of Epidosite is not available while that of Adamellite is not available. The process of formation of rocks defines the class of rock. All the rocks in a class are formed by similar processes. Epidosite and Adamellite belong to Igneous Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Epidosite and Adamellite are listed below.
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