×

Kimberlite
Kimberlite
☒

Rhomb Porphyry
Rhomb Porphyry
☒



ADD ⊕
Compare
X
Kimberlite
X
Rhomb Porphyry
Definition

Definition

Origin

Discoverer

Etymology

Class

Sub-Class

Group

Other Categories

 
Kimberlite is a rare, blue-tinged, coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock, which sometimes contains diamonds and is mostly found in South Africa and Siberia.
Kimberley, South Africa
John W. Judd
From Kimberley +‎ -ite, from the name of the South African town of Kimberley where the rock was first found.
Igneous Rocks
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
Volcanic
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
 
Rhomb-porphyry is a porphyritic igneous rock with abundant wedge or lens shaped anorthoclase or feldspar phenocrysts
-
Unknown
From Latin term that means purple
Igneous Rocks
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Volcanic
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock