Definition of Rhyolete
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.
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- an igneous, volcanic (extrusive) rock, of felsic composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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