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felsite

noun felsites

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

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@misc{felsite_2026,
  title = {felsite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/felsite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}