Meaning Of The Word Trachyte

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trachyte in American English
a fine-grained, light-colored, extrusive igneous rock, consisting chiefly of alkali feldspars: it is the extrusive equivalent to syenite
noun: a fine-grained volcanic rock consisting essentially of alkali feldspar and one or more subordinate minerals, as hornblende or mica: the extrusive equivalent of syenite

trachyte in British English
noun: a light-coloured fine-grained volcanic rock of rough texture consisting of feldspars with small amounts of pyroxene or amphibole

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