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Definition of Dacite
1. Noun. A grey volcanic rock containing plagioclase and quartz and other crystalline minerals.
Definition of Dacite
1. Noun. (geology) An igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dacite
1. a light gray rock [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dacite
Literary usage of Dacite
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 (1907)
"Indurated dacite, ore. y- Rich mill-rock, Florence. Indurated dacite, ore.
*•• Florence ore. ... dacite-porphyry. 3<i OS. Regarded as the same rock as No. ..."
2. The Rocks of Cape Colville Peninsula, Auckland, New Zealand by William Johnson Sollas, Alexander McKay (1906)
"580, remarks, " A very beautiful dacite, green-grey groundmass with clear zonal
plagioclase, black hornblende crystals, and sparse quartz grains, ..."
3. Bi-monthly Bulletin of the American Institute of Mining Engineers by American Institute of Mining Engineers (1905)
"dacite-porphyry, indurated 36. Typical sample of the country-rock carrying the
... 55, 56. Same as the last three, but east of the road. dacite-porphyry. ..."
4. The Areas of the United States, the States, and the Territories by Henry Gannett (1906)
"This mass of dacite appears to be an intrusive sheet dipping gently to the ...
A larger body of dacite extends southward from Tognoni Springs and foi-ms ..."
5. Geology and Ore Deposits of the Republic Mining District by Joseph Bertram Umpleby (1910)
"dacite flow conglomerate is exposed at various places near the bottom of San ...
Rhyolite, latite, dacite, andesite, basalt, etc., according to the nature ..."
6. Results of Primary Triangulation and Primary Traverse: Fiscal Year 1904-05 by Samuel Stinson Gannett (1905)
"Those recognized so far belong to the more acidic igneous rocks and include
granite, dacite, porphyry, and rhyolite. As regards their distribution it may be ..."
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