dacite

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von dacite im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

dasit

dasit (felsik volkanik bir kayaç)

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von dacite im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

An igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content

A volcanic rock containing 63-68% silica with a high viscosity when in a molten state

A volcanic rock that contains chiefly quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase; and minor amounts of mafic minerals (especially, biotite, hornblende, and pyroxene) Dacite is the extrusive variety of granodiorite

A fine-grained, extrusive volcanic rock with a composition similar to andesite

a light gray volcanic rock containing a mixture of plagioclase and other crystalline minerals in glassy silica, similar in appearance to rhyolite

A fine-grained volcanic rock; the extrusive equivalent of granodiorite

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

Extrusive igneous rock consisting of intermediate plagioclase feldspar (about 50%), amphibole, pyroxene, and minor amounts of quartz

Volcanic rock (or lava) that characteristically is light in color and contains 62 to 69 percent silica and moderate amounts of sodium and potassium

A fined grained extrusive rock equivalent to the intrusive granodiorite

Igneous volcanic rock, less mafic than andesite, typically fine-grained and light in color; rough volcanic equivalent of granodiorite

Etymologie

() From German Dazit. First used in 1863 by Austrian geologists Franz von Hauer and Guido Stache, in a description of the geology of Transsylvania. Named after the Roman province of Dacia (present-day Romania).