Gritstone and Trachyte Definition

Definition of Gritstone and Trachyte

The general Gritstone and Trachyte definition can be stated as: Gritstone or grit is a hard, coarse-grained, siliceous sandstone. On the other hand, Trachyte is a grey fine-grained volcanic rock which mainly consists of alkali feldspar. Along with definition of Gritstone and Trachyte, get to know about Properties of Gritstone and Trachyte. Get to know more information about Gritstone and Trachyte origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Gritstone and Trachyte

The history of Gritstone 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.

Gritstone and Trachyte Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Gritstone and Trachyte

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

For Gritstone,

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