Felsic example sentences

Related (14): igneous, intrusive, granite, rhyolite, quartz, potassium, silicon, aluminum, light-colored, plutonic, quartz-feldspar, mafic, silica, magma

fel·sic

adjective geology

felsic (adjective)

  - relating to or denoting a group of light-colored minerals including feldspar, feldspathoids, quartz, and muscovite. Often contrasted with mafic.

Synonyms

mafic

"Felsic" Example Sentences

1. Felsic magma is typically formed in an environment of lower pressure and higher temperature.
2. The felsic minerals are generally light in color and have specific gravities less than 3.
3. Felsic rocks are generally light in color and composed primarily of quartz and feldspar.
4. Felsic igneous rocks are composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and other light-colored minerals.
5. Felsic rocks are typically light in color and contain abundant quartz and feldspar.
6. Felsic rocks are the most common type of igneous rock and are usually light in color.
7. Felsic magmas are typically formed in an environment of lower pressure and higher temperature.
8. Felsic rocks are composed mostly of light-colored minerals such as quartz and feldspar.
9. Felsic rocks are commonly found in volcanic regions and are usually light in color.
10. Felsic magmas are formed in an environment of lower pressure and higher temperature than mafic magmas.
11. Felsic rocks are light in color and composed of minerals such as quartz and feldspar.
12. Felsic rocks are usually light in color and contain abundant quartz and feldspar.
13. Felsic magma is formed in an environment of lower pressure and higher temperature than mafic magma.
14. Felsic rocks are typically light in color and composed of quartz, feldspar, and other light-colored minerals.
15. Felsic rocks are usually light in color and composed of quartz, feldspar, and other light-colored minerals.
16. Felsic magma is formed in an environment of lower pressure and higher temperature than mafic magmas.
17. Felsic magmas are typically formed in an environment of lower pressure and higher temperature than mafic magmas.
18. Felsic rocks are composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and other light-colored minerals, and are usually light in color.
19. Felsic rocks are light in color and composed of minerals such as quartz, feldspar, and other light-colored minerals.
20. Felsic rocks are generally light in color and composed of minerals such as quartz and feldspar.
21. Felsic magmas are formed in an environment of lower pressure and higher temperature than mafic magma.
22. Felsic rocks are composed of light-colored minerals such as quartz and feldspar and are usually light in color.
23. Felsic magma is formed in an environment of lower pressure and higher temperature than mafic magmas.
24. Felsic rocks are composed of quartz, feldspar, and other light-colored minerals, and are usually light in color.
25. Felsic rocks are usually light in color and composed primarily of quartz and feldspar.
26. Felsic rocks are composed of light-colored minerals such as quartz and feldspar and are light in color.
27. Felsic magma is typically formed in an environment of lower pressure and higher temperature than mafic magma.
28. Felsic rocks are usually light in color and composed of quartz, feldspar, and other light-colored minerals.
29. Felsic magmas are formed in an environment of lower pressure and higher temperature than mafic magma.
30. Felsic rocks are composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and other light-colored minerals and are usually light in color.
31. Felsic rocks are composed of light-colored minerals such as quartz and feldspar, and are usually light in color.
32. Felsic magmas are typically formed in an environment of lower pressure and higher temperature than mafic magmas.
33. Felsic rocks are composed of quartz, feldspar, and other light-colored minerals and are light in color.
34. Felsic magma is formed in an environment of lower pressure and higher temperature than mafic magma.
35. Felsic rocks are composed of light-colored minerals such as quartz and feldspar and are usually light in color.
36. Felsic magmas are typically formed in an environment of lower pressure and higher temperature than mafic magma.
37. Felsic rocks are usually light in color and composed of quartz, feldspar, and other light-colored minerals.
38. Felsic magmas are formed in an environment of lower pressure and higher temperature than mafic magmas.
39. Felsic rocks are composed of quartz, feldspar, and other light-colored minerals, and are light in color.
40. Felsic rocks are composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and other light-colored minerals, and are light in color.

Common Phases

Felsic Magma; Felsic Crystals; Felsic Rocks; Felsic Minerals; Felsic Melts; Felsic Intrusions; Felsic Volcanic Rocks; Felsic Igneous Rocks; Felsic Pyroclastics; Felsic Lavas.

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