Gritstone and Adamellite Definition

Definition of Gritstone and Adamellite

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

History of Gritstone and Adamellite

The history of Gritstone 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.

Gritstone and Adamellite Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Gritstone and Adamellite

Along with Gritstone and Adamellite definition, know more about the etymology of Gritstone and Adamellite. Etymology of Gritstone and Adamellite gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Gritstone and Formation of Adamellite. The etymology of Gritstone is From Grit + Stone while that of Adamellite 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 Adamellite belongs to Igneous Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Gritstone and Adamellite are listed below.

For Gritstone,

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

For Adamellite,

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