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felsites

felsites is the plural of felsite.

Meaning of felsite

Noun

felsite (plural felsites)

  1. A fine grained volcanic extrusive rock, generally light in color, composed of felsic minerals.
    • The buff-colored dacites of the Superstition Mountains are felsites.
  2. Any light-colored volcanic rock whose true mineralogy is not yet determined.

Questions about felsites

What is felsites the plural of?
Felsites is the plural of felsite.

Words near felsites in the dictionary

  1. felsic
  2. felsics
  3. felsification
  4. felsifications
  5. felsite
  6. felsites
  7. felsitic
  8. Felske
  9. Felskes
  10. felsobanyite
  11. felsophyre

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