Lamprophyre and Slate Definition

Definition of Lamprophyre and Slate

The general Lamprophyre and Slate definition can be stated as: Lamprophyre is uncommon igneous rocks primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions. On the other hand, Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. Along with definition of Lamprophyre and Slate, get to know about Properties of Lamprophyre and Slate. Get to know more information about Lamprophyre and Slate origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Lamprophyre and Slate

The history of Lamprophyre and Slate 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 Slate Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Lamprophyre and Slate

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

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