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Definition of Trachytes

Trachyte
Trachyte Tra"chyte, n. [Gr. ? rough, rugged: cg. F. trachyte.] (Geol.) An igneous rock, usually light gray in color and breaking with a rough surface. It consists chiefly of orthoclase feldspar with sometimes hornblende and mica.

Meaning of Trachytes from wikipedia

- quartz-trachytes (now known as liparites and rhyolites) and oligoclase-trachytes, which are now classified as andesites. Quartz is rare in trachyte, but...
- in British Columbia, Canada Trachytes (mite) This disambiguation page lists articles ****ociated with the title Trachyte. If an internal link led you...
- Trachyte Cr**** is a stream in Garfield County, Utah, United States. The cr**** was named from the boulders resembling trachyte lining the cr****. List of...
- Trachytes is a genus of mites in the family Trachytidae. The following species are part of the genus Trachytes: Trachytes adrianaea Hutu, 2000 Trachytes...
- with secondary quartz. Recent trachyte tuffs are found on the Rhine (at Siebengebirge), in Ischia and near Naples. Trachyte-carbonatite tuffs have been...
- 7–28.2 Ma): trachytic lava flows and tuff Crawford Canyon Trachyte (28.6 Ma) Rose Peak Trachyte (28.6 Ma) 'Palisades Tuff (28.7 Ma): trachytic tuff Lopez...
- The eruptions were predominantly basaltic, with ****ociated andesite and trachytes, with minor rhyolite. The volcanic activity occurred in the Late Miocene...
- biotite, hornblende or pyroxene. They have compositions very similar to the trachytes and are usually grouped with them. These rocks are characterised by a...
- from trachyte. The Pyramid Formation includes Sphinx Dome, Pharaoh Dome and The Pyramid which were the main sources of the rhyolites and trachytes of this...
- youngest volcanic system) in three phases mixing pyroclastic surges, trachytes, and lava flows, as well as explosive materials. Finally, two layers of...