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| − | [[Image:Dacite.jpg|thumb|300px|Close view of dacite lava from the May 1915 eruption of Lassen Peak, California]]'''Dacite''' lava is most often light gray, but can be dark gray to black. Dacite lava consists of about 63 to 68 percent [[silica]] (<math>SiO_2</math>). Common minerals include plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and amphibole. Dacite generally erupts at temperatures between 800 and 1000°C. It is one of the most common rock types associated with enormous Plinian-style eruptions. When relatively gas-poor dacite erupts onto a volcano's surface, it typically forms thick rounded lava flow in the shape of a dome. | + | [[Image:Dacite.jpg|thumb|300px|Close view of dacite lava from the May 1915 eruption of Lassen Peak, California]]'''Dacite''' [[lava]] is most often light gray, but can be dark gray to black. Dacite lava consists of about 63 to 68 percent [[silica]] (<math>SiO_2</math>). Common minerals include plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and amphibole. Dacite generally erupts at temperatures between 800 and 1000°C. It is one of the most common rock types associated with enormous Plinian-style eruptions. When relatively gas-poor dacite erupts onto a volcano's surface, it typically forms thick rounded lava flow in the shape of a dome. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
[http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/Products/Pglossary/dacite.html USGS Photo Glossary] | [http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/Products/Pglossary/dacite.html USGS Photo Glossary] | ||
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Revision as of 08:28, July 15, 2007
Dacite lava is most often light gray, but can be dark gray to black. Dacite lava consists of about 63 to 68 percent silica (). Common minerals include plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and amphibole. Dacite generally erupts at temperatures between 800 and 1000°C. It is one of the most common rock types associated with enormous Plinian-style eruptions. When relatively gas-poor dacite erupts onto a volcano's surface, it typically forms thick rounded lava flow in the shape of a dome.
