Granophyre and Adakite Definition

Definition of Granophyre and Adakite

The general Granophyre and Adakite definition can be stated as: Granophyre is a type of granitic rock which consists of intergrown feldspar and quartz crystals in a medium to fine grained groundmass. On the other hand, Adakite is an intermediate to felsic volcanic rock that has geochemical characteristics of magma which is said to be formed by partial melting of altered basalt that is subducted below volcanic arcs. Along with definition of Granophyre and Adakite, get to know about Properties of Granophyre and Adakite. Get to know more information about Granophyre and Adakite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Granophyre and Adakite

The history of Granophyre and Adakite 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.

Granophyre and Adakite Origin and Discoverer

Granophyre and Adakite definition gives us a brief idea about the two rocks. In some cases, the definition also gives summary about the Formation of Granophyre and Adakite. In this section, you will know about Granophyre and Adakite Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Granophyre is Unknown whereas Origin of Adakite is Adak, Aleutian Islands. It is interesting to know the name of Granophyre and Adakite discoverer. The Discoverer of Granophyre is Unknown and the discoverer of Adakite is Defant and Drummond.

Etymology of Granophyre and Adakite

Along with Granophyre and Adakite definition, know more about the etymology of Granophyre and Adakite. Etymology of Granophyre and Adakite gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Granophyre and Formation of Adakite. The etymology of Granophyre is From German Granophyr, from Granit granite + Porphyr while that of Adakite is From German Granophyr, from Granit granite + Porphyr. The process of formation of rocks defines the class of rock. All the rocks in a class are formed by similar processes. Granophyre and Adakite belong to Igneous Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Granophyre and Adakite are listed below.

For Granophyre,

• Sub-class: Durable Rock and Hard Rock
• Group: Volcanic
• Other Categories: Coarse grained rock, Fine grained rock, Medium grained rock and Opaque rock

For Adakite,

• Sub-class: Durable Rock and Medium Hardness Rock
• Group: Volcanic
• Other Categories: Fine grained rock, Medium grained rock and Opaque rock