Trachyte and Minette Definition

Definition of Trachyte and Minette

The general Trachyte and Minette definition can be stated as: Trachyte is a grey fine-grained volcanic rock which mainly consists of alkali feldspar. On the other hand, Minette is a variety of Lamprophyre and is porphyritic alkaline igneous rock which is mainly dominated by biotite and potassic feldspar. Along with definition of Trachyte and Minette, get to know about Properties of Trachyte and Minette. Get to know more information about Trachyte and Minette origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Trachyte and Minette

The history of Trachyte and Minette 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 Minette Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Trachyte and Minette

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

For Trachyte,

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

For Minette,

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