The general Novaculite and Lamprophyre definition can be stated as: Novaculite is a dense, hard, fine-grained, siliceous metamorpic rock which is a type of chert that breaks with conchoidal fracture. On the other hand, Lamprophyre is uncommon igneous rocks primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions. Along with definition of Novaculite and Lamprophyre, get to know about Properties of Novaculite and Lamprophyre. Get to know more information about Novaculite and Lamprophyre origin and discoverer, etymology and class.
The history of Novaculite and Lamprophyre 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.
Novaculite and Lamprophyre definition gives us a brief idea about the two rocks. In some cases, the definition also gives summary about the Formation of Novaculite and Lamprophyre. In this section, you will know about Novaculite and Lamprophyre Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Novaculite and Lamprophyre are Unknown. It is interesting to know the name of Novaculite and Lamprophyre discoverer. The discoverer of Novaculite and Lamprophyre are Unknown.
Along with Novaculite and Lamprophyre definition, know more about the etymology of Novaculite and Lamprophyre. Etymology of Novaculite and Lamprophyre gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Novaculite and Formation of Lamprophyre. The etymology of Novaculite is From Latin word novacula, for razor stone while that of Lamprophyre is From Latin word novacula, for razor stone. The process of formation of rocks defines the class of rock. All the rocks in a class are formed by similar processes. Novaculite belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Lamprophyre belongs to Igneous Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Novaculite and Lamprophyre are listed below.
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