Kenyte 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
From the mountain ranges- Mount Kenya and is named by J. W. Gregory in 1900
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
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.