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rhyolite

/rahy-uh-lahyt/US // ˈraɪ əˌlaɪt //UK // (ˈraɪəˌlaɪt) //

流纹岩,流纹石,流沙岩,流云岩

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a fine-grained igneous rock rich in silica: the volcanic equivalent of granite.

Examples

  • This is shown in the glaciated rock-surfaces of the rim that are covered with layers of pumice and rhyolite.

  • Granite is an acidic rock corresponding to rhyolite in chemical composition.

  • The oldest volcanic rock appears to be rhyolite, which peers up in two small hills almost smothered beneath the lake deposits.

  • Basalt is less siliceous than granite and rhyolite, and contains much more iron, calcium, and magnesium.

  • Rhyolite and other forms of lava were last spread over the region.