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Suevite and Troctolite Definition


Troctolite and Suevite Definition


Definition

Definition
During the impact melted material forming a breccia containing glass and crystal or lithic fragments together form Suevite rock.   
Troctolite is a mafic intrusive rock type. It consists essentially of major but variable amounts of olivine and calcic plagioclase along with minor pyroxene. It is an olivine-rich anorthosite, or a pyroxene-depleted relative of gabbro   

History
  
  

Origin
Canada, Germany   
Unknown   

Discoverer
Unknown   
Christian Leopold von Buch   

Etymology
No etymologies found   
From German Troklotit, from Greek trōktēs, a marine fish (taken to be trout)   

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 Troctolite

The general Suevite and Troctolite 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, Troctolite is a mafic intrusive rock type. It consists essentially of major but variable amounts of olivine and calcic plagioclase along with minor pyroxene. It is an olivine-rich anorthosite, or a pyroxene-depleted relative of gabbro. Along with definition of Suevite and Troctolite, get to know about Properties of Suevite and Troctolite. Get to know more information about Suevite and Troctolite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

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History of Suevite and Troctolite

The history of Suevite and Troctolite 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 Troctolite Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Suevite and Troctolite

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

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