Home
Compare Rocks


Granite and Rhomb Porphyry Definition


Rhomb Porphyry and Granite Definition


Definition

Definition
Granite is a very hard, granular, crystalline igneous rock which consists mainly of quartz, mica, and feldspar and is often used as building stone   
Rhomb-porphyry is a porphyritic igneous rock with abundant wedge or lens shaped anorthoclase or feldspar phenocrysts   

History
  
  

Discoverer
Unknown   
Unknown   

Etymology
From Italian granito, which means grained rock, from grano grain, and from Latin granum   
From Latin term that means purple   

Class
Igneous Rocks   
Igneous Rocks   

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

Family
  
  

Group
Plutonic   
Volcanic   

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

Texture >>
<< Summary

Definition of Granite and Rhomb Porphyry

The general Granite and Rhomb Porphyry definition can be stated as: Granite is a very hard, granular, crystalline igneous rock which consists mainly of quartz, mica, and feldspar and is often used as building stone. On the other hand, Rhomb-porphyry is a porphyritic igneous rock with abundant wedge or lens shaped anorthoclase or feldspar phenocrysts. Along with definition of Granite and Rhomb Porphyry, get to know about Properties of Granite and Rhomb Porphyry. Get to know more information about Granite and Rhomb Porphyry origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

Compare Igneous Rocks

History of Granite and Rhomb Porphyry

The history of Granite and Rhomb Porphyry 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.

Granite and Rhomb Porphyry Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Granite and Rhomb Porphyry

Along with Granite and Rhomb Porphyry definition, know more about the etymology of Granite and Rhomb Porphyry. Etymology of Granite and Rhomb Porphyry gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Granite and Formation of Rhomb Porphyry. The etymology of Granite is From Italian granito, which means grained rock, from grano grain, and from Latin granum while that of Rhomb Porphyry is From Italian granito, which means grained rock, from grano grain, and from Latin granum. The process of formation of rocks defines the class of rock. All the rocks in a class are formed by similar processes. Granite and Rhomb Porphyry belong to Igneous Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Granite and Rhomb Porphyry are listed below.

For Granite,

For Rhomb Porphyry,

Igneous Rocks

Igneous Rocks

» More Igneous Rocks

Compare Igneous Rocks

» More Compare Igneous Rocks