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dacite

da·cite

UK/ˈdeɪsaɪt/ uncommon

noun

1.

a gray volcanic rock containing plagioclase and quartz and other crystalline minerals

Origin

From German Dazit, from Latin Dācia (“greater Romania”). First used in 1863 by Austrian geologists Franz von Hauer and Guido Stache, in a description of the geology of Transylvania.

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