Trachyte and Diabase Definition

Definition of Trachyte and Diabase

The general Trachyte and Diabase definition can be stated as: Trachyte is a grey fine-grained volcanic rock which mainly consists of alkali feldspar. On the other hand, Diabase is a fine-grained igneous rock which is composed mostly of pyroxene and feldspar. Along with definition of Trachyte and Diabase, get to know about Properties of Trachyte and Diabase. Get to know more information about Trachyte and Diabase origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Trachyte and Diabase

The history of Trachyte and Diabase 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 Diabase Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Trachyte and Diabase

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

For Trachyte,

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

For Diabase,

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