Granophyre and Adamellite Definition

Definition of Granophyre and Adamellite

The general Granophyre and Adamellite 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, 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 Granophyre and Adamellite, get to know about Properties of Granophyre and Adamellite. Get to know more information about Granophyre and Adamellite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Granophyre and Adamellite

The history of Granophyre 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.

Granophyre and Adamellite Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Granophyre and Adamellite

Along with Granophyre and Adamellite definition, know more about the etymology of Granophyre and Adamellite. Etymology of Granophyre and Adamellite gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Granophyre and Formation of Adamellite. The etymology of Granophyre is From German Granophyr, from Granit granite + Porphyr while that of Adamellite 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 Adamellite belong to Igneous Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Granophyre and Adamellite 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 Adamellite,

• Sub-class: Durable Rock and Hard Rock
• Group: Plutonic
• Other Categories: Coarse grained rock and Opaque rock