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Trachyandesite
Trachyandesite is an extrusive igneous rock with a composition between trachyte and andesite. It has little or no free quartz, but is dominated by alkali feldspar and sodic plagioclase along with one or more of the following mafic mineralsamphibolebiotite or pyroxene. Small amounts of nepheline may be present and apatite is a common accessory mineral.

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