Trachyte and Gritstone Definition

Definition of Trachyte and Gritstone

The general Trachyte and Gritstone definition can be stated as: Trachyte is a grey fine-grained volcanic rock which mainly consists of alkali feldspar. On the other hand, Gritstone or grit is a hard, coarse-grained, siliceous sandstone. Along with definition of Trachyte and Gritstone, get to know about Properties of Trachyte and Gritstone. Get to know more information about Trachyte and Gritstone origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Trachyte and Gritstone

The history of Trachyte and Gritstone 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 Gritstone Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Trachyte and Gritstone

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

For Trachyte,

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

For Gritstone,

• Sub-class: Durable Rock and Hard Rock
• Group: Not applicable
• Other Categories: Coarse grained rock and Opaque rock