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Evaporite and Adamellite Definition


Adamellite and Evaporite Definition


Definition

Definition
A water-soluble mineral sediment resulting from concentration and crystallization by evaporation from an aqueous solution   
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
USA   
Italy   

Discoverer
Usiglio   
Unknown   

Etymology
From a sediment left after the evaporation   
From German adamellit and from Monte Adamello, a mountain in Italy, its locality   

Class
Sedimentary Rocks   
Igneous Rocks   

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

Family
  
  

Group
Not Applicable   
Plutonic   

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

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Definition of Evaporite and Adamellite

The general Evaporite and Adamellite definition can be stated as: A water-soluble mineral sediment resulting from concentration and crystallization by evaporation from an aqueous solution. 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 Evaporite and Adamellite, get to know about Properties of Evaporite and Adamellite. Get to know more information about Evaporite and Adamellite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

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History of Evaporite and Adamellite

The history of Evaporite 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.

Evaporite and Adamellite Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Evaporite and Adamellite

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

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