Rhyolite - Wikipedia
Rhyolite is an extrusive igneous rock, formed from magma rich in silica that is extruded from a volcanic vent to cool quickly on the surface rather than slowly in the subsurface. It is generally light in color due to its low content of mafic minerals, …
Rhyolite Rock | Properties, Composition, Formation, Uses
2023年3月13日 · A group of extrusive igneous rocks, typically porphyritic and commonly exhibiting flow texture, with phenocrysts of quartz and alkali feldspar in a glassy to cryptocrystalline groundmass; also, any rock in that group; the extrusive equivalent of granite.
Rhyolite: An extrusive igneous rock. Photos and definition.
Rhyolite is an extrusive igneous rock with a very high silica content. It is usually pink or gray in color with grains so small that they are difficult to observe without a hand lens. Rhyolite is made up of quartz, plagioclase, and sanidine, with minor amounts of hornblende and biotite.
Rhyolite Ghost Town - Death Valley National Park (U.S ...
2021年11月9日 · Rhyolite is 35 miles from the Furnace Creek Visitor Center on the way to Beatty, Nevada. A paved road heading north (left) from Hwy. 374 will take you to the heart of the the town. The ghost town of Rhyolite is on a mixture of federal and private land.
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2023年6月20日 · Rhyolite is a light-colored, fine-grained, or glassy volcanic (extrusive igneous) rock. It is a silica-rich, felsic rock (high in light-colored minerals like quartz and feldspars) and low in mafic minerals. Rhyolite rock is usually pinkish to light gray but can be buff (pale brownish yellow), yellowish, reddish, bluish-gray, or reddish purple.
Rhyolite | Igneous Rock | Britannica
rhyolite, extrusive igneous rock that is the volcanic equivalent of granite. Most rhyolites are porphyritic, indicating that crystallization began prior to extrusion.
All About Rhyolite – Uses, Properties, Color, and Worth
2019年8月30日 · Rhyolite is an extrusive igneous rock and is high in silica content. This fine grained igneous rock will typically contain the minerals quartz, plagioclase, and sanidine with lesser amounts of biotite and hornblende. Rhyolite is formed closer to the surface of the earth.