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trachybasalt

noun
trachy·​basalt | \ "+\

Definition of trachybasalt

: a rock that is intermediate in composition between trachyte and basalt and that contains both orthoclase and basic plagioclase

History and Etymology for trachybasalt

German, from trachy- + basalt

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