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