1 Definition
1.1 Definition
Pyrolite is an igneous rock consisting of about three parts of peridotite and one part of basalt
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
1.2 History
1.2.1 Origin
Pike County, U.S
Wyoming,USA
1.2.2 Discoverer
1.3 Etymology
From the chemical and mineralogical composition of the upper mantle of the Earth
From the place of origin called Shoshone riverin Wyoming
1.4 Class
Igneous Rocks
Igneous Rocks
1.4.1 Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
1.5 Family
1.5.1 Group
1.6 Other Categories
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock