different between extrusive vs felsite
extrusive
English
Adjective
extrusive (comparative more extrusive, superlative most extrusive)
- Jutting out; extruding.
- (geology) Of rocks: forced, while in a plastic or molten state, on to the Earth's surface to lie atop existing rocks.
Synonyms
- effusive
Related terms
- extrude, extrusion
- detrusive, intrusive, protrusive, retrusive
Translations
Noun
extrusive (plural extrusives)
- (geology) Rock which has been formed through volcanic extrusion.
Translations
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k.st?y.ziv/
Adjective
extrusive
- feminine singular of extrusif
extrusive From the web:
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felsite
English
Noun
felsite (plural felsites)
- (mineralogy) A fine grained volcanic extrusive rock, generally light in color, composed of felsic minerals.
- The buff-colored dacites of the Superstition Mountains are felsites.
- (geology) Any light-colored volcanic rock whose true mineralogy is not yet determined.
Synonyms
- eurite
Anagrams
- fileset, lefties, liefest
felsite From the web:
- felsic lava
- what does felsic mean
- where is felsic lava found
- is felsic lava runny
- do shield volcanoes have felsic lava
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