The general Lamprophyre and Websterite definition can be stated as: Lamprophyre is uncommon igneous rocks primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions. On the other hand, Websterite is ultramafic and ultrabasic rock that consists of roughly equal proportions of orthopyroxene and clinopyroxene. It is a special type of pyroxenite.. Along with definition of Lamprophyre and Websterite, get to know about Properties of Lamprophyre and Websterite. Get to know more information about Lamprophyre and Websterite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.
The history of Lamprophyre and Websterite 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 Websterite definition gives us a brief idea about the two rocks. In some cases, the definition also gives summary about the Formation of Lamprophyre and Websterite. In this section, you will know about Lamprophyre and Websterite Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Lamprophyre is Unknown whereas Origin of Websterite is Webster, North Carolina. It is interesting to know the name of Lamprophyre and Websterite discoverer. The discoverer of Lamprophyre and Websterite are Unknown.
Along with Lamprophyre and Websterite definition, know more about the etymology of Lamprophyre and Websterite. Etymology of Lamprophyre and Websterite gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Lamprophyre and Formation of Websterite. The etymology of Lamprophyre is From Greek lampros bright and shining + porphureos purple while that of Websterite 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 Websterite belong to Igneous Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Lamprophyre and Websterite are listed below.
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