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[[File:dacitewp2.jpg|thumb|Varrious types of dacite]]
 
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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
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[[File:dacitelarge.jpg|thumb|Dacite]]
An igneous volcanic rock that contains [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=quartz quartz] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=plagioclase plagioclase] feldspar. Dacite has a crystalline texture and can contain numerous types of inclusions. Dacite deposits have been found in Romania, Greece, Spain (Almeria), Scotland (Argyll), New Zealand, the Andes, and the U.S. (Nevada).
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An igneous volcanic rock that contains [[quartz]] and [[plagioclase]] feldspar. Dacite has a crystalline texture and can contain numerous types of inclusions. Dacite deposits have been found in Romania, Greece, Spain (Almeria), Scotland (Argyll), New Zealand, the Andes, and the U.S. (Nevada).
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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Dazit (Deut.); dacite (Fr.); dacito (Port.)
 
Dazit (Deut.); dacite (Fr.); dacito (Port.)
  
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==Resources and Citations==
 
 
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File:dacitelarge.jpg|Dacite
 
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== Authority ==
 
  
 
* Anne Grimmer, Glossary of Building Stone Terms, ''A Glossary of Historic Masonry Deterioration Problems and Preservation Treatments'', National Park Service, Washington DC, 1984
 
* Anne Grimmer, Glossary of Building Stone Terms, ''A Glossary of Historic Masonry Deterioration Problems and Preservation Treatments'', National Park Service, Washington DC, 1984
  
* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: "dacite." Encyclopædia Britannica.11 Nov. 2004 .
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* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: "dacite." Accessed 11 Nov. 2004.
  
* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com  Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacite (accessed Nov. 11, 2004)
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* Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacite (accessed Nov. 11, 2004)
  
  
  
 
[[Category:Materials database]]
 
[[Category:Materials database]]

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Varrious types of dacite

Description

Dacite

An igneous volcanic rock that contains Quartz and Plagioclase feldspar. Dacite has a crystalline texture and can contain numerous types of inclusions. Dacite deposits have been found in Romania, Greece, Spain (Almeria), Scotland (Argyll), New Zealand, the Andes, and the U.S. (Nevada).

Synonyms and Related Terms

Dazit (Deut.); dacite (Fr.); dacito (Port.)

Resources and Citations

  • Anne Grimmer, Glossary of Building Stone Terms, A Glossary of Historic Masonry Deterioration Problems and Preservation Treatments, National Park Service, Washington DC, 1984