rhyolite
See also: Rhyolite
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Etymology edit
Coined by Ferdinand von Richthofen as German Rhyolith, from Ancient Greek ῥέω (rhéō, “flow”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”) (modified to + -lite).
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Noun edit
rhyolite (countable and uncountable, plural rhyolites)
- (geology) An igneous, volcanic (extrusive) rock, of felsic composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture.
- Synonyms: liparite, quartz-trachyte
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Noun edit
rhyolite m (plural rhyolites)
Further reading edit
- “rhyolite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.