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ˈtreɪ kaɪt, ˈtræk aɪttra·chyte

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Wiktionary

  1. trachytenoun

    A pale igneous rock consisting mostly of potassium feldspar and plagioclase.

  2. Etymology: From trachyte, from τρᾱχύς.

Wikipedia

  1. Trachyte

    Trachyte () is an extrusive igneous rock composed mostly of alkali feldspar. It is usually light-colored and aphanitic (fine-grained), with minor amounts of mafic minerals, and is formed by the rapid cooling of lava enriched with silica and alkali metals. It is the volcanic equivalent of syenite.Trachyte is common wherever alkali magma is erupted, including in late stages of ocean island volcanism and in continental rift valleys, above mantle plumes, and in areas of back-arc extension. Trachyte has also been found in Gale crater on Mars.Trachyte has been used as decorative building stone and was extensively used as dimension stone in the Roman Empire and the Republic of Venice.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Trachytenoun

    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

Wikidata

  1. Trachyte

    Trachyte is an igneous volcanic rock with an aphanitic to porphyritic texture. It is the volcanic equivalent of syenite. The mineral assemblage consists of essential alkali feldspar; relatively minor plagioclase and quartz or a feldspathoid such as nepheline may also be present.. Biotite, clinopyroxene and olivine are common accessory minerals.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Trachyte

    trā′kīt, n. a crystalline igneous rock, generally grayish in colour, usually fine-grained or compact, more or less markedly porphyritic, with large crystals of sanidine and scales of black mica.—adjs. Trachyt′ic; Trach′ytoid. [Gr. trachys, rough.]

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  1. ratchety

  2. chattery

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of trachyte in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of trachyte in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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