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RHYOLITE
rhyolite
(noun) very acid volcanic rock
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
rhyolite (countable and uncountable, plural rhyolites)
(geology) An igneous, volcanic (extrusive) rock, of felsic composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture.
Synonyms: liparite, quartz-trachyte
Source: Wiktionary
Rhy"o*lite, n. Etym: [Gr. -lite.] (Min.)
Definition: A quartzose trachyte, an igneous rock often showing a fluidal structure.
– Rhy`o*lit"ic, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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