Definition
During the impact melted material forming a breccia containing glass and crystal or lithic fragments together form Suevite rock.
Syenite is a coarse-grained igneous rock which is composed mainly of alkali feldspar and various ferromagnesian minerals
History
Origin
Canada, Germany
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Discoverer
Unknown
Unknown
Etymology
No etymologies found
From French syénite, from Latin Syenites (lapis ) (stone) of Syene
Class
Metamorphic Rocks
Igneous Rocks
Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness 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