trachyte
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kaɪt, ˈtræk noun
a fine-grained volcanic rock consisting essentially of alkali feldspar and one or more subordinate minerals, as hornblende or mica: the extrusive equivalent of syenite.
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| —n | |
| a light-coloured fine-grained volcanic rock of rough texture consisting of feldspars with small amounts of pyroxene or amphibole | |
| [C19: from French, from Greek trakhutēs, from trakhus rough] | |
| trachytoid | |
| —adj | |
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| trachyte (trā'kīt', trāk'īt') Pronunciation Key
A light-colored, fine-grained igneous rock consisting primarily of alkali feldspar together with some mafic minerals, especially hornblende. Unlike most igneous rocks, trachyte has little or no quartz. Trachyte is the fine-grained equivalent of syenite. |
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Example sentences
The country rocks are trachyte, rhyolite and andesite.
If it is a trachyte eruption that is pretty rare, historically speaking.
The rim consists of an outer belt of light-colored nepheline syenites and an inner belt of phonolites-trachyte.
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