Lamprophyre Definition

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Definition

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

History

Origin

Discoverer

Unknown

Etymology

From Greek lampros bright and shining + porphureos purple

Class

Igneous Rocks

Sub-Class

Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock

Family

Group

Plutonic

Other Categories

Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock

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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.

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