Trachyte and Borolanite Definition

Definition of Trachyte and Borolanite

The general Trachyte and Borolanite definition can be stated as: Trachyte is a grey fine-grained volcanic rock which mainly consists of alkali feldspar. On the other hand, Borolanite is a variety of Nepheline Syenite and belongs to igneous rocks and contains nepheline-alkali feldspar pseudomorphs which occur as conspicuous white spots in the dark rock matrix. Along with definition of Trachyte and Borolanite, get to know about Properties of Trachyte and Borolanite. Get to know more information about Trachyte and Borolanite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Trachyte and Borolanite

The history of Trachyte and Borolanite 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 Borolanite Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Trachyte and Borolanite

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

For Trachyte,

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

For Borolanite,

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