Lamprophyre and Diabase Definition

Definition of Lamprophyre and Diabase

The general Lamprophyre and Diabase definition can be stated as: Lamprophyre is uncommon igneous rocks primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions. On the other hand, Diabase is a fine-grained igneous rock which is composed mostly of pyroxene and feldspar. Along with definition of Lamprophyre and Diabase, get to know about Properties of Lamprophyre and Diabase. Get to know more information about Lamprophyre and Diabase origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Lamprophyre and Diabase

The history of Lamprophyre and Diabase 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 Diabase Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Lamprophyre and Diabase

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

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