dacite

/ dā′sīt′ /

1. A fine-grained light gray volcanic rock consisting primarily of quartz, plagioclase feldspar, and potassium feldspar, and also containing biotite, hornblende, or pyroxene. It is the fine-grained equivalent of granodiorite.

Example Sentences

I wonder if they are visible from the dacite elevation on which SHE lives.

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The lavas and ashes ejected by these volcanoes consist of liparite, dacite, andesite and basalt.

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Dacite is the lava of Krakatoa and some of the volcanoes of Japan.

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