The general Lamprophyre and Whiteschist definition can be stated as: Lamprophyre is uncommon igneous rocks primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions. On the other hand, Whiteschist is an uncommon rock type belonging to a class of metamorphic rock, this is formed at high-ultra-high pressures. Along with definition of Lamprophyre and Whiteschist, get to know about Properties of Lamprophyre and Whiteschist. Get to know more information about Lamprophyre and Whiteschist origin and discoverer, etymology and class.
The history of Lamprophyre and Whiteschist 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 Whiteschist definition gives us a brief idea about the two rocks. In some cases, the definition also gives summary about the Formation of Lamprophyre and Whiteschist. In this section, you will know about Lamprophyre and Whiteschist Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Lamprophyre is Unknown whereas Origin of Whiteschist is Tasmania. It is interesting to know the name of Lamprophyre and Whiteschist discoverer. The discoverer of Lamprophyre and Whiteschist are Unknown.
Along with Lamprophyre and Whiteschist definition, know more about the etymology of Lamprophyre and Whiteschist. Etymology of Lamprophyre and Whiteschist gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Lamprophyre and Formation of Whiteschist. The etymology of Lamprophyre is From Greek lampros bright and shining + porphureos purple while that of Whiteschist 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 Whiteschist belongs to Metamorphic Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Lamprophyre and Whiteschist are listed below.
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