Lamprophyre Definition
Lamprophyre is uncommon igneous rocks primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions
From Greek lampros bright and shining + porphureos purple
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
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.