Definition of Dacitic

1. Adjective. Relating to or consisting of dacite. "Dacitic magma is highly viscous"

Partainyms: Dacite
Derivative terms: Dacite

Definition of Dacitic

1. Adjective. Pertaining to, or composed of, dacite. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dacitic

dacarbazine
daccha
dace
dacelike
dacemazine
dacent
daces
dacetuzumab
dacha
dachas
dachshund
dachshunds
dachsie
dacite
dacites
dacitic (current term)
dack
dacked
dacker
dackered
dackering
dackers
dacking
dacks
daclizumab
dacoit
dacoities
dacoits
dacoity
dacotahs

Literary usage of Dacitic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1902)
"The Mesa Central, near Chihuahua, consists of folded limestones covered and largely concealed by dacitic rocks, mostly cemented volcanic ..."

2. The Geology and Petrography of Crater Lake National Park by Joseph Silas Diller, Horace Bushnell Patton (1902)
"dacitic DIKES. Only two of the eleven dikes of Mount Manama are dacite. ... The dacitic eruptions of Mount Mazama were generally accompanied by more or less ..."

3. Transactions by American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Metallurgical Society of AIME, Society of Mining Engineers of AIME., Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (U.S.). (1902)
"The Mesa Central, near Chihuahua, consists of folded limestones covered and largely concealed by dacitic rocks, mostly cemented volcanic ..."

4. Bulletin by Geological Survey (U.S.) (1913)
"dacitic AND ANDESITIC ROCKS. Dacites and andesites constitute the fine-grained rocks of intermediate composition. Like the rhyolites, they are commonly ..."

5. The Noatak-Kobuk Region, Alaska by Philip Sidney Smith (1913)
"... been found in the quadrangle, but except for their tuffaceous fabric and altered character they differ in no way from the other rhyolites. dacitic AND ..."

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