Lamprophyre and Adamellite Definition

Definition of Lamprophyre and Adamellite

The general Lamprophyre and Adamellite definition can be stated as: Lamprophyre is uncommon igneous rocks primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions. On the other hand, Adamellite is a coarse-grained porphyritic igneous rock, a variety of Monzogranite and dominated by phenocrysts of orthoclase in a granular groundmass of perthite, plagioclase and quartz. Along with definition of Lamprophyre and Adamellite, get to know about Properties of Lamprophyre and Adamellite. Get to know more information about Lamprophyre and Adamellite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Lamprophyre and Adamellite

The history of Lamprophyre and Adamellite 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 Adamellite Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Lamprophyre and Adamellite

Along with Lamprophyre and Adamellite definition, know more about the etymology of Lamprophyre and Adamellite. Etymology of Lamprophyre and Adamellite gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Lamprophyre and Formation of Adamellite. The etymology of Lamprophyre is From Greek lampros bright and shining + porphureos purple while that of Adamellite 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 Adamellite belong to Igneous Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Lamprophyre and Adamellite 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 Adamellite,

• Sub-class: Durable Rock and Hard Rock
• Group: Plutonic
• Other Categories: Coarse grained rock and Opaque rock