Rhyolite

Rhyolite
Rhyolite 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. [1913 Webster]

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