Definition of Rhyolitic. Meaning of Rhyolitic. Synonyms of Rhyolitic

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Definition of Rhyolitic

Rhyolitic
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.

Meaning of Rhyolitic from wikipedia

- rock than as lava flows. Rhyolitic ash-flow tuffs are among the most voluminous of continental igneous rock formations. Rhyolitic tuff has been used extensively...
- a nodule-like rock, similar to a filled geode, that is formed within rhyolitic volcanic ash layers. Thundereggs are rough spheres, most about the size...
- composed of black or dark-colored natural volcanic gl****, usually of rhyolitic composition and bearing conchoidal fracture. Also known by the lithologic...
- Bishop Tuff is a welded tuff which formed 764,800 ± 600 years ago as a rhyolitic pyroclastic flow during the approximately six-day eruption that formed...
- over 110 different eruptions and has created mostly rhyolitic plains, with over 6000 km3 of rhyolitic material formed. Scientists have discovered three...
- rhyolitic province (LRP) Large andesitic province (LAP) Large basaltic province (LBP): oceanic, or continental flood basalts Large basaltic–rhyolitic...
- relative abundance of volatiles varies within basaltic, andesitic, and rhyolitic magma chambers, leading to some volcanoes being exceedingly more explosive...
- aluminium, sodium, and pot****ium. It is commonly found within the margins of rhyolitic lava flows known as obsidian flows. These flows have a high content of...
- of primary intracaldera material, equivalent to 530 km3 (130 cu mi) of rhyolitic magma, totalling 1,170 km3 (280 cu mi) of total deposits. As such it is...
- Located 24 kilometres southeast of Rotorua, it consists of a series of rhyolitic lava domes that were fissured down the middle by an explosive basaltic...