The general Lamprophyre and Trachyte definition can be stated as: Lamprophyre is uncommon igneous rocks primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions. On the other hand, Trachyte is a grey fine-grained volcanic rock which mainly consists of alkali feldspar. Along with definition of Lamprophyre and Trachyte, get to know about Properties of Lamprophyre and Trachyte. Get to know more information about Lamprophyre and Trachyte origin and discoverer, etymology and class.
The history of Lamprophyre and Trachyte 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 Trachyte definition gives us a brief idea about the two rocks. In some cases, the definition also gives summary about the Formation of Lamprophyre and Trachyte. In this section, you will know about Lamprophyre and Trachyte Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Lamprophyre and Trachyte are Unknown. It is interesting to know the name of Lamprophyre and Trachyte discoverer. The Discoverer of Lamprophyre is Unknown and the discoverer of Trachyte is Alexandre Brongniart and René Just Haüy.
Along with Lamprophyre and Trachyte definition, know more about the etymology of Lamprophyre and Trachyte. Etymology of Lamprophyre and Trachyte gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Lamprophyre and Formation of Trachyte. The etymology of Lamprophyre is From Greek lampros bright and shining + porphureos purple while that of Trachyte 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 Trachyte belong to Igneous Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Lamprophyre and Trachyte are listed below.
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