Rhyolite facts for kids
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| Felsic: igneous quartz and alkali feldspar (sanidine and sodic plagioclase), biotite and hornblende |
Rhyolite is a very strong igneous, volcanic rock.
German geologist Ferdinand von Richthofen named the rock.
Images for kids
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QAPF diagram with rhyolite field highlighted
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TAS diagram with rhyolite field highlighted
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