Definition
Sovite is a coarse-grained variety of carbonatite which belongs to intrusive igneous rock
Dacite is a volcanic igneous rock which is rintermediate in composition between andesite and rhyolite
History
Origin
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Romania and Moldova, Europe
Discoverer
Unknown
Unknown
Etymology
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From Dacia, a province of the Roman Empire which lay between the Danube River and Carpathian Mountains where the rock was first described
Class
Igneous Rocks
Igneous Rocks
Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Soft Rock
Durable Rock, Soft Rock
Family
Group
Plutonic
Volcanic
Other Categories
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock