Lamprophyre and Suevite Definition

Definition of Lamprophyre and Suevite

The general Lamprophyre and Suevite definition can be stated as: Lamprophyre is uncommon igneous rocks primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions. On the other hand, During the impact melted material forming a breccia containing glass and crystal or lithic fragments together form Suevite rock.. Along with definition of Lamprophyre and Suevite, get to know about Properties of Lamprophyre and Suevite. Get to know more information about Lamprophyre and Suevite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Lamprophyre and Suevite

The history of Lamprophyre and Suevite 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 Suevite Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Lamprophyre and Suevite

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

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