Trachyte and Tephrite Definition

Definition of Trachyte and Tephrite

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

History of Trachyte and Tephrite

The history of Trachyte and Tephrite 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 Tephrite Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Trachyte and Tephrite

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

For Trachyte,

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

For Tephrite,

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