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An eruptive rock allied to trachyte, consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar, with pyroxene, hornblende, or hypersthene.

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  1. n. An eruptive rock allied to trachyte, consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar, with pyroxene, hornblende, or hypersthene.
  2. n. a dark grey volcanic rock
  3. An eruptive rock allied to trachyte, consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar, with pyroxene, hornblende, or hypersthene.
  4. An eruptive rock allied to trachyte, consisting essentially ofa triclinic feldspar, with pyroxene, hornblende, or hypersthene.
  5. n. a dark grey volcanic rock