The general Trachyte and Lamprophyre definition can be stated as: Trachyte is a grey fine-grained volcanic rock which mainly consists of alkali feldspar. On the other hand, Lamprophyre is uncommon igneous rocks primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions. Along with definition of Trachyte and Lamprophyre, get to know about Properties of Trachyte and Lamprophyre. Get to know more information about Trachyte and Lamprophyre origin and discoverer, etymology and class.
The history of Trachyte and Lamprophyre 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 Lamprophyre definition gives us a brief idea about the two rocks. In some cases, the definition also gives summary about the Formation of Trachyte and Lamprophyre. In this section, you will know about Trachyte and Lamprophyre Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Trachyte and Lamprophyre are Unknown. It is interesting to know the name of Trachyte and Lamprophyre discoverer. The Discoverer of Trachyte is Alexandre Brongniart and René Just Haüy and the discoverer of Lamprophyre is Unknown.
Along with Trachyte and Lamprophyre definition, know more about the etymology of Trachyte and Lamprophyre. Etymology of Trachyte and Lamprophyre gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Trachyte and Formation of Lamprophyre. The etymology of Trachyte is From Greek trakhus rough’ or trakhutēs roughness while that of Lamprophyre 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 Lamprophyre belong to Igneous Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Trachyte and Lamprophyre are listed below.
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