felsite
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Noun
[edit]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.