Rhyolite

Word RHYOLITE
Character 8
Hyphenation rhy o lite
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Definitions and meanings of "Rhyolite"

What do we mean by rhyolite?

A fine-grained extrusive volcanic rock, similar to granite in composition and usually exhibiting flow lines. noun

The name given by Richthofen to certain rocks occurring in Hungary which resemble trachyte, but are distinguished from it by the presence of quartz as an essential ingredient, and also by a great variety of texture, showing more distinctly than rocks usually do that the material had flowed while in a viscous state. noun

A quartzose trachyte, an igneous rock often showing a fluidal structure. noun

An igneous, volcanic (extrusive) rock, of felsic composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture. noun

Very acid volcanic rock noun

An igneous, volcanic (extrusive) rock, of felsic composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture.

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The word "rhyolite" in example sentences

Left long enough, this magma erupts as a substance known as rhyolite - a very pale yellow or grey rock which is responsible for the beautiful colours in Landmannalaugar and Yellowstone in the US. ❋ Alda (2010)

Field work has been focused to define a drilling program to test the gold mineralization present in a silicified dacite dike (previously classified as a rhyolite dike), which outcrops extensively on the concessions. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The first is that, in addition to the basaltic magma associated with mid-ocean ridges, Iceland's volcanoes produce significant amounts of rhyolite, which is silica-rich and, more significantly, contains a lot more volatile substances. ❋ John Timmer (2010)

Planting directly into more silicic ash such as rhyolite is however more problematic, due to nutrient issues such as nitrogen and calcium deficiency (Neild and others, 1998). ❋ Unknown (2009)

Planting directly into more silicic ash such as rhyolite is however more problematic, due to nutrient issues such as nitrogen and calcium deficiency (Neild and others, ❋ Unknown (2009)

The reason I wanted to see this beach is because the book said that if, conditions were right, the sound of the waves hitting this unique shoreline of flat, shingle-like “pink rhyolite and felsite bedrock” makes a tinkling, bell-like sound. ❋ Lyda222 (2010)

The National Geographic theory is summarized by Tony Burton and visualizes the balls forming by crystallization of hot ash around nuclei of lava fragments, producing boulders of rhyolite. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Element redistribution during hydrothermal alteration of rhyolite in an active geothermal system; Yellowstone drill cores Y-7 and Y-8: Geochimica et ❋ Unknown (2010)

Many of the pieces he excavated are of a rock called rhyolite. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Geologically, the Plateau is composed of Quaternary extrusive rocks, mostly rhyolite, basalt, and tuff. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It is mostly underlain by volcanic ash, rhyolite, and tuffaceous rocks. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The mountain ranges are a geologic mix of faulted limestone reefs, volcanoes and associated basalt, rhyolite, and tuff extrusive rocks. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Dacite and rhyolite magmas with low concentrations of dissolved gases can erupt as lava flows, producing little or no ash. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Basalt magma typically generates very little ash compared to other types (andesite, dacite, and rhyolite). ❋ Unknown (2009)

For example, volcanic eruptions range from (1) effusion of lava fountains and flows with very little ash erupted, typical of basaltic magma eruptions; to (2) extremely explosive eruptions that inject large quantities of ash high into the stratosphere, typical of rhyolite and dacite magmatic eruptions. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Fig. 9 (A, B) shows an MI believed to have formed as a two-phase mixed inclusion (melt + fluid) within a quartz phenocryst of peralkaline rhyolite (Lowenstern et al. 1991). ❋ Unknown (2008)

The coastal region around Nha Trang, Cam Ranh Bay, and Phan Rang in southern coastal Vietnam is formed as a succession of small alluvial plains to the east of the Annamite Range and separated by low hills up to 1,000 meters elevation formed of rhyolite or granite. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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