Trachyte

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A light-colored igneous rock consisting essentially of alkali feldspar.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A pale igneous rock consisting mostly of potassium feldspar and plagioclase.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An igneous rock, usually light gray in color and breaking with a rough surface. It consists chiefly of orthoclase feldspar with sometimes hornblende and mica.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A volcanic rock exhibiting a characteristic roughness when handled.
  • Word Usage
    "The +Puy-de-Dome+ is 4806 ft. above the level of the sea, has no crater, and is covered with a long tufted grass, with here and there a rough spongy rock cropping out, of volcanic origin, and called trachyte, of which the variety found here, and almost here alone, has been named domite."
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