Definition of Trachite
Tra"chyte (?), n. [Gr. &?; rough, rugged: cg.
F. trachyte.] (Geol.) 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.
Tra"chyte (?), n. [Gr. &?; rough, rugged: cg.
F. trachyte.] (Geol.) 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (geology) a pale igneous rock consisting mostly of potassium feldspar and plagioclase
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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