Gritstone and Adakite Definition

Definition of Gritstone and Adakite

The general Gritstone and Adakite definition can be stated as: Gritstone or grit is a hard, coarse-grained, siliceous sandstone. 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 Gritstone and Adakite, get to know about Properties of Gritstone and Adakite. Get to know more information about Gritstone and Adakite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Gritstone and Adakite

The history of Gritstone 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.

Gritstone and Adakite Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Gritstone and Adakite

Along with Gritstone and Adakite definition, know more about the etymology of Gritstone and Adakite. Etymology of Gritstone and Adakite gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Gritstone and Formation of Adakite. The etymology of Gritstone is From Grit + Stone while that of Adakite is From Grit + Stone. The process of formation of rocks defines the class of rock. All the rocks in a class are formed by similar processes. Gritstone belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Adakite belongs to Igneous Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Gritstone and Adakite are listed below.

For Gritstone,

• Sub-class: Durable Rock and Hard Rock
• Group: Not applicable
• Other Categories: Coarse 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