trachyte

noun

tra·chyte ˈtra-ˌkīt

ˈtrā-

: a usually light-colored volcanic rock consisting chiefly of potash feldspar

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Some samples preserve more of the mixing, thus contain the trachyte. —

Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 28 Nov. 2011 That compositional different might suggest that the two true end members are the basanite and the rhyolite while the trachyte might be a mix of the two. —

Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 28 Nov. 2011 Now, after years of protests and problems, the city has decided to replace the translucent glass with less slippery — and less glamorous — trachyte stone. —

New York Times, 2 Jan. 2022

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