Kenyte Definition

Kenyte

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Definition

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

History

Origin

Mount Kenya

Discoverer

J. W. Gregory

Etymology

From the mountain ranges- Mount Kenya and is named by J. W. Gregory in 1900

Class

Igneous Rocks

Sub-Class

Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock

Family

Group

Other Categories

Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock

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Define Kenyte

Kenyte is one of the important type of rocks. If we have to define Kenyte in general, 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. Kenyte comes under Igneous Rocks. All Igneous Rocks have similar properties and formation process. Along with Kenyte Definition, know more about the History of Kenyte, Etymology of Kenyte in next sections.

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