The general Minette and Adakite definition can be stated as: Minette is a variety of Lamprophyre and is porphyritic alkaline igneous rock which is mainly dominated by biotite and potassic feldspar. On the other hand, Adakite is an intermediate to felsic volcanic rock that has geochemical characteristics of magma which is said to be formed by partial melting of altered basalt that is subducted below volcanic arcs. Along with definition of Minette and Adakite, get to know about Properties of Minette and Adakite. Get to know more information about Minette and Adakite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.
The history of Minette and Adakite 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.
Minette and Adakite definition gives us a brief idea about the two rocks. In some cases, the definition also gives summary about the Formation of Minette and Adakite. In this section, you will know about Minette and Adakite Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Minette is Unknown whereas Origin of Adakite is Adak, Aleutian Islands. It is interesting to know the name of Minette and Adakite discoverer. The Discoverer of Minette is Unknown and the discoverer of Adakite is Defant and Drummond.
Along with Minette and Adakite definition, know more about the etymology of Minette and Adakite. Etymology of Minette and Adakite gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Minette and Formation of Adakite. The etymology of Minette is From French mine ore, mine + ette while that of Adakite is From French mine ore, mine + ette. The process of formation of rocks defines the class of rock. All the rocks in a class are formed by similar processes. Minette and Adakite belong to Igneous Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Minette and Adakite are listed below.
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