The general Lamprophyre and Claystone definition can be stated as: Lamprophyre is uncommon igneous rocks primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions. On the other hand, Claystone is a fine-grained, dark gray to pink sedimentary rock which mainly consists of compacted and hardened clay. Along with definition of Lamprophyre and Claystone, get to know about Properties of Lamprophyre and Claystone. Get to know more information about Lamprophyre and Claystone origin and discoverer, etymology and class.
The history of Lamprophyre and Claystone 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 Claystone definition gives us a brief idea about the two rocks. In some cases, the definition also gives summary about the Formation of Lamprophyre and Claystone. In this section, you will know about Lamprophyre and Claystone Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Lamprophyre and Claystone are Unknown. It is interesting to know the name of Lamprophyre and Claystone discoverer. The discoverer of Lamprophyre and Claystone are Unknown.
Along with Lamprophyre and Claystone definition, know more about the etymology of Lamprophyre and Claystone. Etymology of Lamprophyre and Claystone gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Lamprophyre and Formation of Claystone. The etymology of Lamprophyre is From Greek lampros bright and shining + porphureos purple while that of Claystone 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 belongs to Igneous Rocks while Claystone belongs to Sedimentary Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Lamprophyre and Claystone are listed below.
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