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| − | * | + | * 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." | + | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "dacite." Encyclopædia Britannica.11 Nov. 2004 . |
* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacite (accessed Nov. 11, 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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Description
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.)
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Dacite
Authority
- 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 .
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacite (accessed Nov. 11, 2004)