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Suevite and Adamellite Definition


Adamellite and Suevite Definition


Definition

Definition
During the impact melted material forming a breccia containing glass and crystal or lithic fragments together form Suevite 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   

History
  
  

Origin
Canada, Germany   
Italy   

Discoverer
Unknown   
Unknown   

Etymology
No etymologies found   
From German adamellit and from Monte Adamello, a mountain in Italy, its locality   

Class
Metamorphic Rocks   
Igneous Rocks   

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

Family
  
  

Group
Not Applicable   
Plutonic   

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

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Definition of Suevite and Adamellite

The general Suevite and Adamellite definition can be stated as: During the impact melted material forming a breccia containing glass and crystal or lithic fragments together form Suevite rock.. On the other hand, 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. Along with definition of Suevite and Adamellite, get to know about Properties of Suevite and Adamellite. Get to know more information about Suevite and Adamellite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

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History of Suevite and Adamellite

The history of Suevite and Adamellite 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.

Suevite and Adamellite Origin and Discoverer

Suevite and Adamellite definition gives us a brief idea about the two rocks. In some cases, the definition also gives summary about the Formation of Suevite and Adamellite. In this section, you will know about Suevite and Adamellite Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Suevite is Canada, Germany whereas Origin of Adamellite is Italy. It is interesting to know the name of Suevite and Adamellite discoverer. The discoverer of Suevite and Adamellite are Unknown.

Etymology of Suevite and Adamellite

Along with Suevite and Adamellite definition, know more about the etymology of Suevite and Adamellite. Etymology of Suevite and Adamellite gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Suevite and Formation of Adamellite. The etymology of Suevite is No etymologies found while that of Adamellite is No etymologies found. The process of formation of rocks defines the class of rock. All the rocks in a class are formed by similar processes. Suevite belongs to Metamorphic Rocks while Adamellite belongs to Igneous Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Suevite and Adamellite are listed below.

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