Trachyte and Adamellite Definition

Definition of Trachyte and Adamellite

The general Trachyte and Adamellite definition can be stated as: Trachyte is a grey fine-grained volcanic rock which mainly consists of alkali feldspar. On the other hand, Adamellite is a coarse-grained porphyritic igneous rock, a variety of Monzogranite and dominated by phenocrysts of orthoclase in a granular groundmass of perthite, plagioclase and quartz. Along with definition of Trachyte and Adamellite, get to know about Properties of Trachyte and Adamellite. Get to know more information about Trachyte and Adamellite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Trachyte and Adamellite

The history of Trachyte and Adamellite 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 Adamellite Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Trachyte and Adamellite

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

For Trachyte,

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

For Adamellite,

• Sub-class: Durable Rock and Hard Rock
• Group: Plutonic
• Other Categories: Coarse grained rock and Opaque rock