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Pumice and Troctolite Definition


Troctolite and Pumice Definition


Definition

Definition
Pumice is a volcanic rock that consists of highly vesicular rough textured volcanic glass, which may or may not contain crystals   
Troctolite is a mafic intrusive rock type. It consists essentially of major but variable amounts of olivine and calcic plagioclase along with minor pyroxene. It is an olivine-rich anorthosite, or a pyroxene-depleted relative of gabbro   

History
  
  

Origin
Spain   
Unknown   

Discoverer
Unknown   
Christian Leopold von Buch   

Etymology
From Old French pomis, from a Latin dialect variant of pumex   
From German Troklotit, from Greek trōktēs, a marine fish (taken to be trout)   

Class
Igneous Rocks   
Igneous Rocks   

Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock   
Durable Rock, Hard Rock   

Family
  
  

Group
Volcanic   
Plutonic   

Other Categories
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock   
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock   

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Definition of Pumice and Troctolite

The general Pumice and Troctolite definition can be stated as: Pumice is a volcanic rock that consists of highly vesicular rough textured volcanic glass, which may or may not contain crystals. On the other hand, Troctolite is a mafic intrusive rock type. It consists essentially of major but variable amounts of olivine and calcic plagioclase along with minor pyroxene. It is an olivine-rich anorthosite, or a pyroxene-depleted relative of gabbro. Along with definition of Pumice and Troctolite, get to know about Properties of Pumice and Troctolite. Get to know more information about Pumice and Troctolite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

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History of Pumice and Troctolite

The history of Pumice and Troctolite 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.

Pumice and Troctolite Origin and Discoverer

Pumice and Troctolite definition gives us a brief idea about the two rocks. In some cases, the definition also gives summary about the Formation of Pumice and Troctolite. In this section, you will know about Pumice and Troctolite Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Pumice is Spain whereas Origin of Troctolite is Unknown. It is interesting to know the name of Pumice and Troctolite discoverer. The Discoverer of Pumice is Unknown and the discoverer of Troctolite is Christian Leopold von Buch.

Etymology of Pumice and Troctolite

Along with Pumice and Troctolite definition, know more about the etymology of Pumice and Troctolite. Etymology of Pumice and Troctolite gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Pumice and Formation of Troctolite. The etymology of Pumice is From Old French pomis, from a Latin dialect variant of pumex while that of Troctolite is From Old French pomis, from a Latin dialect variant of pumex. The process of formation of rocks defines the class of rock. All the rocks in a class are formed by similar processes. Pumice and Troctolite belong to Igneous Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Pumice and Troctolite are listed below.

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