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Meaning of Felsite | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A fine grained volcanic extrusive rock, generally light in color, composed of felsic minerals.
  2. Any light-colored volcanic rock whose true mineralogy is not yet determined.

Equivalents

العربية فيلسيت - نوع من الصّخور
Suomi felsiitti
Français felsite

Examples

“The buff-colored dacites of the Superstition Mountains are felsites.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Felske felsobanyite felsophyre felspar felspathoid Felstead

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