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Pseudotachylite and Adamellite Definition

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Very fine grained fault rock which is composed of glassy matrix that often contains inclusions of wall-rock fragments.
USA
Unknown
From pseudo- +‎ tachylite, a glassy rock generated by frictional heat within faults.
Metamorphic Rocks
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
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Fine Grained Rock, 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 Pseudotachylite and Adamellite

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History of Pseudotachylite and Adamellite

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Pseudotachylite and Adamellite Origin and Discoverer

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Etymology of Pseudotachylite and Adamellite

Along with Pseudotachylite and Adamellite definition, know more about the etymology of Pseudotachylite and Adamellite. Etymology of Pseudotachylite and Adamellite gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Pseudotachylite and Formation of Adamellite. The etymology of Pseudotachylite 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. Pseudotachylite and Adamellite belong to . The sub-class, group and other categories of Pseudotachylite and Adamellite are listed below.

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