Meaning of RHYOLITE
| Pronunciation: | | 'rIu`lIt
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| | Definition: | | [n] very acid volcanic rock |
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| | See Also: | | igneous rock | |
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| | Definition: | |  Rhyolite
This history of Rhyolite, Nevada, explores how it went from being a gold-mining boomtown in 1904 to an abandoned ghost town a mere six years later. Woodcut illustrations accompany the text. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| Glossary |
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| | Definition: | | a fine-grained light colored volcanic rock, chemically identical to obsidian. color may range from white, through gray, and yellow to reddish-pink. Sometimes used as a raw material for lithic tools. |
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