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Lamprophyre
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1 Definition

1.1 Definition

Lamprophyre is uncommon igneous rocks primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions

1.2 History

1.2.1 Origin

Unknown

1.2.2 Discoverer

Unknown

1.3 Etymology

From Greek lampros bright and shining + porphureos purple

1.4 Class

Igneous Rocks

1.4.1 Sub-Class

Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock

1.5 Family

1.5.1 Group

Plutonic

1.6 Other Categories

Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock

Define Lamprophyre

Lamprophyre is one of the important type of rocks. If we have to define Lamprophyre in general, Lamprophyre is uncommon igneous rocks primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions. Lamprophyre comes under Igneous Rocks. All Igneous Rocks have similar properties and formation process. Along with Lamprophyre Definition, know more about the History of Lamprophyre, Etymology of Lamprophyre in next sections.