Trachyte and Granophyre Definition

Definition of Trachyte and Granophyre

The general Trachyte and Granophyre definition can be stated as: Trachyte is a grey fine-grained volcanic rock which mainly consists of alkali feldspar. On the other hand, Granophyre is a type of granitic rock which consists of intergrown feldspar and quartz crystals in a medium to fine grained groundmass. Along with definition of Trachyte and Granophyre, get to know about Properties of Trachyte and Granophyre. Get to know more information about Trachyte and Granophyre origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Trachyte and Granophyre

The history of Trachyte and Granophyre 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 Granophyre Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Trachyte and Granophyre

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

For Trachyte,

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

For Granophyre,

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