The general Tuff and Troctolite definition can be stated as: Tuff is a type of rock made of volcanic ash ejected from a vent during a volcanic eruption. On the other hand, Troctolite is a mafic intrusive rock type. It consists essentially of major but variable amounts of olivine and calcic plagioclase along with minor pyroxene. It is an olivine-rich anorthosite, or a pyroxene-depleted relative of gabbro. Along with definition of Tuff and Troctolite, get to know about Properties of Tuff and Troctolite. Get to know more information about Tuff and Troctolite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.
The history of Tuff and Troctolite 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.
Tuff and Troctolite definition gives us a brief idea about the two rocks. In some cases, the definition also gives summary about the Formation of Tuff and Troctolite. In this section, you will know about Tuff and Troctolite Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Tuff is Italy whereas Origin of Troctolite is Unknown. It is interesting to know the name of Tuff and Troctolite discoverer. The Discoverer of Tuff is Unknown and the discoverer of Troctolite is Christian Leopold von Buch.
Along with Tuff and Troctolite definition, know more about the etymology of Tuff and Troctolite. Etymology of Tuff and Troctolite gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Tuff and Formation of Troctolite. The etymology of Tuff is From a Latin word tophous then in Italian tufo and finally tuff while that of Troctolite is From a Latin word tophous then in Italian tufo and finally tuff. The process of formation of rocks defines the class of rock. All the rocks in a class are formed by similar processes. Tuff and Troctolite belong to Igneous Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Tuff and Troctolite are listed below.
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