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Lamprophyre and Adamellite Definition

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Lamprophyre is uncommon igneous rocks primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions
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Unknown
From Greek lampros bright and shining + porphureos purple
Igneous Rocks
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Plutonic
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
 
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
Italy
Unknown
From German adamellit and from Monte Adamello, a mountain in Italy, its locality
Igneous Rocks
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
Plutonic
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock

Definition of Lamprophyre and Adamellite

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History of Lamprophyre and Adamellite

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Lamprophyre and Adamellite Origin and Discoverer

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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 while that of Adamellite is . 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 . The sub-class, group and other categories of Lamprophyre and Adamellite are listed below.

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