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Suevite and Coquina Definition


Coquina and Suevite Definition


Definition

Definition
During the impact melted material forming a breccia containing glass and crystal or lithic fragments together form Suevite rock.   
Coquina is a sedimentary rock that is composed either wholly or almost entirely of the transported, abraded, and mechanically-sorted fragments of the shells of molluscs, trilobites, brachiopods, or other invertebrates   

History
  
  

Origin
Canada, Germany   
European Foreland Basins   

Discoverer
Unknown   
Unknown   

Etymology
No etymologies found   
From Concha (Latin)+ Coquina(Spanish) +conch(English)= Couquina (mid 19th century)   

Class
Metamorphic Rocks   
Sedimentary Rocks   

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

Family
  
  

Group
Not Applicable   
Not Applicable   

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

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Definition of Suevite and Coquina

The general Suevite and Coquina 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, Coquina is a sedimentary rock that is composed either wholly or almost entirely of the transported, abraded, and mechanically-sorted fragments of the shells of molluscs, trilobites, brachiopods, or other invertebrates. Along with definition of Suevite and Coquina, get to know about Properties of Suevite and Coquina. Get to know more information about Suevite and Coquina origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

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History of Suevite and Coquina

The history of Suevite and Coquina 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 Coquina Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Suevite and Coquina

Along with Suevite and Coquina definition, know more about the etymology of Suevite and Coquina. Etymology of Suevite and Coquina gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Suevite and Formation of Coquina. The etymology of Suevite is No etymologies found while that of Coquina 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 Coquina belongs to Sedimentary Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Suevite and Coquina are listed below.

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