The general Granophyre and Kenyte 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, Kenyte is a variety of porphyritic phonolite or trachyte rock with rhomb shaped phenocrysts of anorthoclase with variable olivine and augite in a glassy matrix. Along with definition of Granophyre and Kenyte, get to know about Properties of Granophyre and Kenyte. Get to know more information about Granophyre and Kenyte origin and discoverer, etymology and class.
The history of Granophyre and Kenyte 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 Kenyte definition gives us a brief idea about the two rocks. In some cases, the definition also gives summary about the Formation of Granophyre and Kenyte. In this section, you will know about Granophyre and Kenyte Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Granophyre is Unknown whereas Origin of Kenyte is Mount Kenya. It is interesting to know the name of Granophyre and Kenyte discoverer. The Discoverer of Granophyre is Unknown and the discoverer of Kenyte is J. W. Gregory.
Along with Granophyre and Kenyte definition, know more about the etymology of Granophyre and Kenyte. Etymology of Granophyre and Kenyte gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Granophyre and Formation of Kenyte. The etymology of Granophyre is From German Granophyr, from Granit granite + Porphyr while that of Kenyte 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 Kenyte belong to Igneous Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Granophyre and Kenyte are listed below.
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