Lamprophyre and Minette Definition

Definition of Lamprophyre and Minette

The general Lamprophyre and Minette definition can be stated as: Lamprophyre is uncommon igneous rocks primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions. On the other hand, Minette is a variety of Lamprophyre and is porphyritic alkaline igneous rock which is mainly dominated by biotite and potassic feldspar. Along with definition of Lamprophyre and Minette, get to know about Properties of Lamprophyre and Minette. Get to know more information about Lamprophyre and Minette origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Lamprophyre and Minette

The history of Lamprophyre and Minette 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 Minette Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Lamprophyre and Minette

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

• Sub-class: Durable Rock and Medium Hardness Rock
• Group: Plutonic
• Other Categories: Coarse grained rock, Fine grained rock and Opaque rock