Rhyolite

//ˈɹaɪ.əˌlaɪt// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An igneous, volcanic (extrusive) rock, of felsic composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    very acid volcanic rock wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A ghost town in Nye County, Nevada, United States.

Synonyms

All synonyms
liparitequartz-trachyte

Etymology

Etymology 1

Coined by Ferdinand von Richthofen as German Rhyolith, from Ancient Greek ῥέω (rhéō, “flow”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”) (modified to + -lite).

Etymology 2

From rhyolite, the rock.

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