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rhyolite Definition

rhyo·lite (rī′ə līt′)

noun

a light-colored igneous rock with a fine-grained, granitelike texture

Etymology: Ger rhyolit < Gr rhyax, stream (of lava) + lithos, stone

rhyolite Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • call: The bead on the far left is a mixture of colors and is made from a stone called leopardskin rhyolite.

Modifies a noun

  • dome: The new interpretation is that two north-easterly trending chains of rhyolite domes are present, distributed over a length of 3 km.
  • dike: Additionally it has been a producer of tin ores mainly associated with rhyolite dikes, one such mine Wheal Jane only closed in 1990.
  • lava: More frequent eruptions of basalt and rhyolite lava flows have occurred before and after the large caldera-forming events.
  • flow: More frequent eruptions of basalt and rhyolite lava flows have occurred before and after the large caldera-forming events.