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Definition of Rhyolites

Rhyolite
Rhyolite Rhy"o*lite, n. [Gr. "rei^n to flow + -lite.] (Min.) A quartzose trachyte, an igneous rock often showing a fluidal structure. -- Rhy`o*lit"ic,, a.

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- nodular, and lithophysal structures. Some rhyolite is highly vesicular pumice. Peralkaline rhyolites (rhyolites unusually rich in alkali metals) include...
- Rhyolite is a ghost town in Nye County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. It is in the Bullfrog Hills, about 120 miles (190 km) northwest of Las Vegas, near...
- Rhyolite (/ˈraɪ.ə.laɪt, ˈraɪ.oʊ-/ RY-ə-lyte, RY-oh-) is a type of volcanic rock. Rhyolite may also refer to Rhyolite, Nevada, a ghost town in the U.S....
- Rhyolite Islands (69°40′S 68°35′W / 69.667°S 68.583°W / -69.667; -68.583) is a group of islands and rocks which extend 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) in...
- geochemistry of lava domes can vary from basalt (e.g. Semeru, 1946) to rhyolite (e.g. Chaiten, 2010) although the majority are of intermediate composition...
- Rhyolite Head (62°10′S 58°36′W / 62.167°S 58.600°W / -62.167; -58.600) is the headland between Cardozo Cove and Goulden Cove in Ezcurra Inlet, Admiralty...
- McNulty rhyolite is one of four intrusive, igneous geological formations, the Chalk Mountain nevadite, Lincoln porphyry, McNulty rhyolite and Quail porphyry...
- it is the intermediate type between silica-poor basalt and silica-rich rhyolite. It is fine-grained (aphanitic) to porphyritic in texture, and is composed...
- volcanism takes place, and so have a wide distribution in location and age. Rhyolite tuffs contain pumiceous, gl****y fragments and small scoriae with quartz...
- stocks total about 3 million tons. The Sergeyevskoye deposit of ceramic rhyolites is located in Partizansky District. It may be used for the manufacture...