Granophyre and Trachyte Definition

Definition of Granophyre and Trachyte

The general Granophyre and Trachyte 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, Trachyte is a grey fine-grained volcanic rock which mainly consists of alkali feldspar. Along with definition of Granophyre and Trachyte, get to know about Properties of Granophyre and Trachyte. Get to know more information about Granophyre and Trachyte origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Granophyre and Trachyte

The history of Granophyre and Trachyte 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 Trachyte Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Granophyre and Trachyte

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

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