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Igneous vs Trachyte - What's the difference?

igneous | trachyte |

As an adjective igneous

is pertaining to, having the nature of fire; containing fire; resembling fire; as, an igneous appearance.

As a noun trachyte is

a pale igneous rock consisting mostly of potassium feldspar and plagioclase.

igneous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Pertaining to, having the nature of fire; containing fire; resembling fire; as, an igneous appearance
  • (geology) Resulting from, or produced by, the action of great heat; with rocks, it could also mean formed from lava/magma; as, granite and basalt are igneous rocks

    • trachyte

    English

    (wikipedia trachyte)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geology, mineralogy) A pale igneous rock consisting mostly of potassium feldspar and plagioclase.
  • *2004 , (Richard Fortey), The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 52:
  • *:The type of rock that results is often described as trachyte and contains abundant crystals of a different kind of alkali-rich feldspar, such as sanidine, rather than plagioclase.

    • Related terms

    * trachytic * trachytoid

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