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Is Rhyolite Porphyry an intrusive or extrusive rock?
Rhyolite Porphyry is an intrusive rock, formed from the slow cooling of magma underground. It is characterized by large crystals (phenocrysts) surrounded by a fine-grained matrix.
Is rhyolite a metamorphic rock?
No. Rhyolite is an extrusive igneous rock.
How is rhyolite categorized?
Rhyolite is a felsic extrusive igneous rock.
Is rhyolite an example of an extrusive igneous rock?
Yes.
Is rhyolite a igneous rock or metamorphic rock?
it is Igneous.actually it is the extrusive counterpart of Granite
If granite within earth melts and then erupts at the surface what type of extrusive rock is likely to form?
If granite melts and then erupts at the surface, it is likely to form rhyolite, which is an extrusive rock. Rhyolite has a composition similar to granite but is formed from the rapid cooling of magma at the Earth's surface.
The extrusive counterpart of granite?
The extrusive chemical equivalent of intrusive granite is rhyolite.
From what material does an extrusive rock form?
Extrusive rocks form from lava that cools and solidifies quickly on the Earth's surface, such as basalt or rhyolite.
Is rhyolite monomineralic or polymineralic?
polymineralic igneous rock!
If granite within the earth melts then erupts at the surface what type of extrusive rock is likely form?
A felsic extrusive igneous rock, such as rhyolite or obsidian.
Is fluorite and intrusive rock or a extrusive rock?
Fluorite is a mineral, not a type of rock. It is commonly associated with extrusive igneous rocks like rhyolite and granite.
What is an extrusive igneous rock?
Rhyolite
