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felsite

[fel-sahyt]
noun
  1. a dense, fine-grained, igneous rock consisting typically of feldspar and quartz, both of which may appear as phenocrysts.
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Origin of felsite

First recorded in 1785–95; fels(par) + -ite1
Related formsfel·sit·ic [fel-sit-ik] /fɛlˈsɪt ɪk/, adjective
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Historical Examples of felsite

  • The stones themselves were felsite, which abounds in the locality.

    Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2)

    Carl Lumholtz

  • In the south of the island there are sills and dykes of felsite, quartz-porphyry, rhyolite, trachyte and pitchstone.

  • We found, besides, a few cores of felsite and some shapeless flakes and several fragments of large metates.

British Dictionary definitions for felsite

felsite

felstone (ˈfɛlˌstəʊn)

noun
  1. any fine-grained igneous rock consisting essentially of quartz and feldspar
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Derived Formsfelsitic (fɛlˈsɪtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for felsite

C18: fels(par) + -ite 1
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felsite in Science

felsite

[fĕl′sīt′]
  1. A fine-grained, light-colored igneous rock, consisting mainly of feldspar and quartz.
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