The general Granophyre and Jasperoid 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, Jasperoid is a rare, peculiar type of metasomatic alteration of rocks. Along with definition of Granophyre and Jasperoid, get to know about Properties of Granophyre and Jasperoid. Get to know more information about Granophyre and Jasperoid origin and discoverer, etymology and class.
The history of Granophyre and Jasperoid 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 Jasperoid definition gives us a brief idea about the two rocks. In some cases, the definition also gives summary about the Formation of Granophyre and Jasperoid. In this section, you will know about Granophyre and Jasperoid Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Granophyre is Unknown whereas Origin of Jasperoid is USA. It is interesting to know the name of Granophyre and Jasperoid discoverer. The discoverer of Granophyre and Jasperoid are Unknown.
Along with Granophyre and Jasperoid definition, know more about the etymology of Granophyre and Jasperoid. Etymology of Granophyre and Jasperoid gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Granophyre and Formation of Jasperoid. The etymology of Granophyre is From German Granophyr, from Granit granite + Porphyr while that of Jasperoid 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 belongs to Igneous Rocks while Jasperoid belongs to Sedimentary Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Granophyre and Jasperoid are listed below.
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