The general Kenyte and Nepheline Syenite definition can be stated as: 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. On the other hand, Nepheline Syenite is a holocrystalline plutonic rock resembling syenite but containing nepheline and lacking quartz. Along with definition of Kenyte and Nepheline Syenite, get to know about Properties of Kenyte and Nepheline Syenite. Get to know more information about Kenyte and Nepheline Syenite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.
The history of Kenyte and Nepheline Syenite 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.
Kenyte and Nepheline Syenite definition gives us a brief idea about the two rocks. In some cases, the definition also gives summary about the Formation of Kenyte and Nepheline Syenite. In this section, you will know about Kenyte and Nepheline Syenite Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Kenyte is Mount Kenya whereas Origin of Nepheline Syenite is Unknown. It is interesting to know the name of Kenyte and Nepheline Syenite discoverer. The Discoverer of Kenyte is J. W. Gregory and the discoverer of Nepheline Syenite is Unknown.
Along with Kenyte and Nepheline Syenite definition, know more about the etymology of Kenyte and Nepheline Syenite. Etymology of Kenyte and Nepheline Syenite gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Kenyte and Formation of Nepheline Syenite. The etymology of Kenyte is From the mountain ranges- Mount Kenya and is named by J. W. Gregory in 1900 while that of Nepheline Syenite is From the mountain ranges- Mount Kenya and is named by J. W. Gregory in 1900. The process of formation of rocks defines the class of rock. All the rocks in a class are formed by similar processes. Kenyte and Nepheline Syenite belong to Igneous Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Kenyte and Nepheline Syenite are listed below.
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