rhyolite
[rahy-uh-lahyt]
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noun
a fine-grained igneous rock rich in silica: the volcanic equivalent of granite.
Origin of rhyolite
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Then came the period of rhyolitic flows, the centers of volcanic activity being as before Mts.
The Yellowstone National ParkHiram Martin Chittenden
rhyolite
noun
Word Origin for rhyolite
C19: rhyo- from Greek rhuax a stream of lava + lite
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rhyolite
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