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Lamprophyre and Tephrite Definition


Tephrite and Lamprophyre Definition


Definition

Definition
Lamprophyre is uncommon igneous rocks primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions   
Tephrite is an aphanitic to porphyritic textured, volcanic igneous rock   

History
  
  

Origin
Unknown   
Germany   

Discoverer
Unknown   
Van Tooren   

Etymology
From Greek lampros bright and shining + porphureos purple   
From Greek tephra, ashes from Indo-European base, to burn   

Class
Igneous Rocks   
Igneous Rocks   

Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock   
Durable Rock, Hard Rock   

Family
  
  

Group
Plutonic   
Volcanic   

Other Categories
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock   
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock   

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Definition of Lamprophyre and Tephrite

The general Lamprophyre and Tephrite definition can be stated as: Lamprophyre is uncommon igneous rocks primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions. On the other hand, Tephrite is an aphanitic to porphyritic textured, volcanic igneous rock. Along with definition of Lamprophyre and Tephrite, get to know about Properties of Lamprophyre and Tephrite. Get to know more information about Lamprophyre and Tephrite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

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History of Lamprophyre and Tephrite

The history of Lamprophyre and Tephrite 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 Tephrite Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Lamprophyre and Tephrite

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

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