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Definition of Rhyolite
1. Noun. Very acid volcanic rock.
Definition of Rhyolite
1. n. A quartzose trachyte, an igneous rock often showing a fluidal structure.
Definition of Rhyolite
1. Noun. (geology) An igneous, volcanic (extrusive) rock, of felsic composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture. ¹
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Definition of Rhyolite
1. a volcanic rock [n -S]
Medical Definition of Rhyolite
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhyolite
Literary usage of Rhyolite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Data of Geochemistry by Frank Wigglesworth Clarke (1908)
"THE RHYOLiTE-GRANITE GROUP. In Class I of the quantitative ... rhyolite is the
eruptive equivalent of granite and has the same chemical composition. ..."
2. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1907)
"In the thin sections it is seen to be a devitrified rhyolite, ... It is probably
a more quickly-chilled part of the rhyolite, and not a distinct now. ..."
3. Earth Evolution and Its Facial Expression by William Herbert Hobbs (1921)
"Rocky Mountains, West Elk Mts. 1, andesite, 2, rhyolite. High Plateaux of Utah.
1, andesite, 2, more siliceous andesites alternating with pyroxene andesites ..."
4. Earth Evolution and Its Facial Expression by William Herbert Hobbs (1921)
"1, andesite and rhyolite, 2, phonolite. Rocky Mountains, Yellowstone National Park.
1, dacites and andesites, 2, andesites and basalt, 3, siliceous andesite ..."
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