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Lamprophyre and Coquina Definition


Coquina and Lamprophyre Definition


Definition

Definition
Lamprophyre is uncommon igneous rocks primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions   
Coquina is a sedimentary rock that is composed either wholly or almost entirely of the transported, abraded, and mechanically-sorted fragments of the shells of molluscs, trilobites, brachiopods, or other invertebrates   

History
  
  

Origin
Unknown   
European Foreland Basins   

Discoverer
Unknown   
Unknown   

Etymology
From Greek lampros bright and shining + porphureos purple   
From Concha (Latin)+ Coquina(Spanish) +conch(English)= Couquina (mid 19th century)   

Class
Igneous Rocks   
Sedimentary Rocks   

Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock   
Durable Rock, Soft Rock   

Family
  
  

Group
Plutonic   
Not Applicable   

Other Categories
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock   
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock   

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Definition of Lamprophyre and Coquina

The general Lamprophyre and Coquina definition can be stated as: Lamprophyre is uncommon igneous rocks primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions. On the other hand, Coquina is a sedimentary rock that is composed either wholly or almost entirely of the transported, abraded, and mechanically-sorted fragments of the shells of molluscs, trilobites, brachiopods, or other invertebrates. Along with definition of Lamprophyre and Coquina, get to know about Properties of Lamprophyre and Coquina. Get to know more information about Lamprophyre and Coquina origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

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History of Lamprophyre and Coquina

The history of Lamprophyre and Coquina 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 Coquina Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Lamprophyre and Coquina

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

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