rhyolite
Meanings
noun
- An igneous, volcanic (extrusive) rock, of felsic composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture.
name
- A ghost town in Nye County, Nevada, United States.
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Etymology
Coined by Ferdinand von Richthofen as German Rhyolith, from Ancient Greek ῥέω (rhéō, “flow”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”) (modified to + -lite).
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