dacite

Noun

Meaning

a grey volcanic rock containing plagioclase and quartz and other crystalline minerals

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

rhyolite peridotite pitchstone trachyte phonolite tachylyte

Hypernyms

volcanic rock

Examples

Mammoth Mountain is a lava dome complex in the southwestern corner of the caldera, consisting of about 12 rhyodacite and dacite overlapping domes. Source: Internet

The largest of the dacite domes formed the previous summit, and off its northern flank sat the smaller Goat Rocks dome. Source: Internet

The mountain includes layers of basalt and andesite through which several domes of dacite lava have erupted. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

dacine dacinostat dacisteine dacitic dacitic eruption dack