Definitions for dacite
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Princeton's WordNet
dacite(noun)
a grey volcanic rock containing plagioclase and quartz and other crystalline minerals
Wiktionary
dacite(Noun)
An igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content.
Origin: From Dazit, from Dacia. First used in 1863 by Austrian geologists Franz von Hauer and Guido Stache, in a description of the geology of Transsylvania.
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