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Obsidian and Adamellite Definition

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Obsidian is a naturally occurring volcanic glass formed as an extrusive igneous rock. It is produced when felsic lava extruded from a volcano cools rapidly with minimum crystal growth
Ethiopia
Obsius
From Latin obsidianus, misprint of Obsianus (lapis) (stone) of Obsius
Igneous Rocks
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Volcanic
Opaque Rock
 
Adamellite is a coarse-grained porphyritic igneous rock, a variety of Monzogranite and dominated by phenocrysts of orthoclase in a granular groundmass of perthite, plagioclase and quartz
Italy
Unknown
From German adamellit and from Monte Adamello, a mountain in Italy, its locality
Igneous Rocks
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
Plutonic
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock

Definition of Obsidian and Adamellite

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History of Obsidian and Adamellite

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Obsidian and Adamellite Origin and Discoverer

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Etymology of Obsidian and Adamellite

Along with Obsidian and Adamellite definition, know more about the etymology of Obsidian and Adamellite. Etymology of Obsidian and Adamellite gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Obsidian and Formation of Adamellite. The etymology of Obsidian is while that of Adamellite is . The process of formation of rocks defines the class of rock. All the rocks in a class are formed by similar processes. Obsidian and Adamellite belong to . The sub-class, group and other categories of Obsidian and Adamellite are listed below.

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