trachytic
Britishadjective
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It retracted deep into the earth after the eruption, leaving a chimney in the older, harder trachytic rock.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2022
Water and mud, which flow not from the crater itself, but from the hollows in the trachytic mass of the mountain, can not, strictly speaking, be classed among volcanic phenomena.
From COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 by Alexander von Humboldt
As described by Darwin, the central and more elevated portions are formed of trachytic matter, with obsidian and laminated ash beds.
From Volcanoes: Past and Present by Edward Hull
Monfina, in Southern Italy, showing a crater-ring of trachytic tuffs, from the midst of which, according to Judd, an andesite lava-cone has been built up.
From Volcanoes: Past and Present by Edward Hull
Gravel and volcanic sand forming banks of the lake and rim of old crater; L. Sheet of trachytic lava with columnar structure; B. Basaltic dyke; S. Devonian slate, etc.
From Volcanoes: Past and Present by Edward Hull
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