"felsite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: felsites [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} felsite (plural felsites)
  1. (mineralogy) A fine grained volcanic extrusive rock, generally light in color, composed of felsic minerals.
    Sense id: en-felsite-en-noun-xVtDG84f Categories (other): Minerals, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Rocks Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 40 Disambiguation of Rocks: 53 47 Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (geology) Any light-colored volcanic rock whose true mineralogy is not yet determined.
    Sense id: en-felsite-en-noun-pzi0ldaW Categories (other): Geology, Rocks Disambiguation of Rocks: 53 47 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: eurite Derived forms: felsitic

Inflected forms

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