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Dacite vs Basalt - What's the difference?

dacite | basalt |

As nouns the difference between dacite and basalt

is that dacite is an igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content while basalt is a hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, it makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.

dacite

English

(wikipedia dacite)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (geology) An igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content.

    • Derived terms

    * dacitic

    basalt

    English

    (wikipedia basalt)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mineral) A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, it makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.
  • A type of unglazed pottery.

    • Derived terms

    * basaltic

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