Definition
During the impact melted material forming a breccia containing glass and crystal or lithic fragments together form Suevite rock.
Larvikite is an igneous rock and a variety of monzonite, notable for the presence of thumbnail-sized crystals of feldspar
History
Origin
Canada, Germany
Larvik, Norway
Discoverer
Unknown
Unknown
Etymology
No etymologies found
From the town of Larvik in Norway, where this type of igneous rock is found
Class
Metamorphic Rocks
Igneous Rocks
Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
Family
Group
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Plutonic
Other Categories
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock