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Felsitic
Translation of "felsitic" into Russian
felsitic
Adjective
UK
/fɛlˈsɪtɪk/
US
/fɛlˈsɪtɪk/
felsitic
more felsitic Comp.
most felsitic Super.
The rock has a felsitic texture.
У породы фелзитовая текстура.
Definitions
felsitic
Adjective
UK
/fɛlˈsɪtɪk/
US
/fɛlˈsɪtɪk/
Relating to or having the characteristics of felsite, a fine-grained volcanic rock composed mainly of feldspar and quartz.
The felsitic texture of the rock indicated its volcanic origin.
Describing the very fine-grained groundmass of certain volcanic rocks in which individual crystals of feldspar and quartz are too small to be distinguished with the naked eye.
Under the microscope the basalt revealed a distinctly felsitic groundmass.