Lamprophyre and Kenyte Definition

Definition of Lamprophyre and Kenyte

The general Lamprophyre and Kenyte definition can be stated as: Lamprophyre is uncommon igneous rocks primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions. On the other hand, Kenyte is a variety of porphyritic phonolite or trachyte rock with rhomb shaped phenocrysts of anorthoclase with variable olivine and augite in a glassy matrix. Along with definition of Lamprophyre and Kenyte, get to know about Properties of Lamprophyre and Kenyte. Get to know more information about Lamprophyre and Kenyte origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Lamprophyre and Kenyte

The history of Lamprophyre and Kenyte 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 Kenyte Origin and Discoverer

Lamprophyre and Kenyte definition gives us a brief idea about the two rocks. In some cases, the definition also gives summary about the Formation of Lamprophyre and Kenyte. In this section, you will know about Lamprophyre and Kenyte Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Lamprophyre is Unknown whereas Origin of Kenyte is Mount Kenya. It is interesting to know the name of Lamprophyre and Kenyte discoverer. The Discoverer of Lamprophyre is Unknown and the discoverer of Kenyte is J. W. Gregory.

Etymology of Lamprophyre and Kenyte

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

• Sub-class: Durable Rock and Medium Hardness Rock
• Group: Not applicable
• Other Categories: Fine grained rock and Opaque rock