trachytic

/ (trəˈkɪtɪk) /

adjective

(of the texture of certain igneous rocks) characterized by a parallel arrangement of crystals, which mark the flow of the lava when still molten

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Words nearby trachytic

trachy-, trachybasalt, trachycarpous, trachyspermous, trachyte, trachytic, tracing, tracing paper, tracing tape, track, trackage

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Example sentences from the Web for trachytic

The trachytic rocks are small in quantity compared with those of the basaltic class.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3|Various
Some of the trachytic lavas are said to abound with crystals of albite.
Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I|Karl Ritter von Scherzer
These trachytic lavas would seem to be more ancient than the basaltic, previously described.
Volcanoes: Past and Present|Edward Hull
They are laccolites of trachytic rock, and raised the Tertiary beds above them in the form of blisters.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5|Various

This mountain appears to be formed mainly of trachytic matter.
Volcanoes: Past and Present|Edward Hull

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