The general Novaculite and Shoshonite 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, Shoshonite is a basaltic rock, properly a potassic trachyandesite, composed of olivine, augite and plagioclase phenocrysts in a groundmass with calcic plagioclase and sanidine and some dark-colored volcanic glass. Along with definition of Novaculite and Shoshonite, get to know about Properties of Novaculite and Shoshonite. Get to know more information about Novaculite and Shoshonite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.
The history of Novaculite and Shoshonite 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 Shoshonite definition gives us a brief idea about the two rocks. In some cases, the definition also gives summary about the Formation of Novaculite and Shoshonite. In this section, you will know about Novaculite and Shoshonite Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Novaculite is Unknown whereas Origin of Shoshonite is Wyoming,USA. It is interesting to know the name of Novaculite and Shoshonite discoverer. The Discoverer of Novaculite is Unknown and the discoverer of Shoshonite is Iddings.
Along with Novaculite and Shoshonite definition, know more about the etymology of Novaculite and Shoshonite. Etymology of Novaculite and Shoshonite gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Novaculite and Formation of Shoshonite. The etymology of Novaculite is From Latin word novacula, for razor stone while that of Shoshonite 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 Shoshonite belongs to Igneous Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Novaculite and Shoshonite are listed below.
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