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dacite

Dacite vs Diorite - What's the difference?

dacite | diorite |


As nouns the difference between dacite and diorite

is that dacite is an igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content while diorite is a grey intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende and/or pyroxene.

Rhyolite vs Dacite - What's the difference?

rhyolite | dacite |


In geology terms the difference between rhyolite and dacite

is that rhyolite is an igneous, volcanic (extrusive) rock, of felsic composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture while dacite is an igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content.

Dacite - What does it mean?

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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.