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/ˈtɹeɪkʌɪt/ · noun
(geology) A pale igneous rock consisting mostly of potassium feldspar and plagioclase..
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.
Use trachyte when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Trachyte means (geology) A pale igneous rock consisting mostly of potassium feldspar and plagioclase..
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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.
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