Trachyte and Adakite Definition

Definition of Trachyte and Adakite

The general Trachyte and Adakite definition can be stated as: Trachyte is a grey fine-grained volcanic rock which mainly consists of alkali feldspar. On the other hand, Adakite is an intermediate to felsic volcanic rock that has geochemical characteristics of magma which is said to be formed by partial melting of altered basalt that is subducted below volcanic arcs. Along with definition of Trachyte and Adakite, get to know about Properties of Trachyte and Adakite. Get to know more information about Trachyte and Adakite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Trachyte and Adakite

The history of Trachyte and Adakite 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.

Trachyte and Adakite Origin and Discoverer

Trachyte and Adakite definition gives us a brief idea about the two rocks. In some cases, the definition also gives summary about the Formation of Trachyte and Adakite. In this section, you will know about Trachyte and Adakite Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Trachyte is Unknown whereas Origin of Adakite is Adak, Aleutian Islands. It is interesting to know the name of Trachyte and Adakite discoverer. The Discoverer of Trachyte is Alexandre Brongniart and René Just Haüy and the discoverer of Adakite is Defant and Drummond.

Etymology of Trachyte and Adakite

Along with Trachyte and Adakite definition, know more about the etymology of Trachyte and Adakite. Etymology of Trachyte and Adakite gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Trachyte and Formation of Adakite. The etymology of Trachyte is From Greek trakhus rough’ or trakhutēs roughness while that of Adakite is From Greek trakhus rough’ or trakhutēs roughness. The process of formation of rocks defines the class of rock. All the rocks in a class are formed by similar processes. Trachyte and Adakite belong to Igneous Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Trachyte and Adakite are listed below.

For Trachyte,

• Sub-class: Durable Rock and Medium Hardness Rock
• Group: Volcanic
• Other Categories: Fine grained rock and Opaque rock

For Adakite,

• Sub-class: Durable Rock and Medium Hardness Rock
• Group: Volcanic
• Other Categories: Fine grained rock, Medium grained rock and Opaque rock