Lamprophyre and Adakite Definition

Definition of Lamprophyre and Adakite

The general Lamprophyre and Adakite definition can be stated as: Lamprophyre is uncommon igneous rocks primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions. On the other hand, Adakite is an intermediate to felsic volcanic rock that has geochemical characteristics of magma which is said to be formed by partial melting of altered basalt that is subducted below volcanic arcs. Along with definition of Lamprophyre and Adakite, get to know about Properties of Lamprophyre and Adakite. Get to know more information about Lamprophyre and Adakite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Lamprophyre and Adakite

The history of Lamprophyre and Adakite 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.

Lamprophyre and Adakite Origin and Discoverer

Lamprophyre and Adakite definition gives us a brief idea about the two rocks. In some cases, the definition also gives summary about the Formation of Lamprophyre and Adakite. In this section, you will know about Lamprophyre and Adakite Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Lamprophyre is Unknown whereas Origin of Adakite is Adak, Aleutian Islands. It is interesting to know the name of Lamprophyre and Adakite discoverer. The Discoverer of Lamprophyre is Unknown and the discoverer of Adakite is Defant and Drummond.

Etymology of Lamprophyre and Adakite

Along with Lamprophyre and Adakite definition, know more about the etymology of Lamprophyre and Adakite. Etymology of Lamprophyre and Adakite gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Lamprophyre and Formation of Adakite. The etymology of Lamprophyre is From Greek lampros bright and shining + porphureos purple while that of Adakite is From Greek lampros bright and shining + porphureos purple. The process of formation of rocks defines the class of rock. All the rocks in a class are formed by similar processes. Lamprophyre and Adakite belong to Igneous Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Lamprophyre and Adakite are listed below.

For Lamprophyre,

• Sub-class: Durable Rock and Medium Hardness Rock
• Group: Plutonic
• Other Categories: Coarse grained rock, Fine grained rock and Opaque rock

For Adakite,

• Sub-class: Durable Rock and Medium Hardness Rock
• Group: Volcanic
• Other Categories: Fine grained rock, Medium grained rock and Opaque rock