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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 monomineralic or polymineralic?
polymineralic igneous rock!
Is rhyolite a rock or mineral?
It is a volcanic rock.
What kind of rock is a rhylite rock?
Rhyolite is an igneous rock.
Rhyolite is an example of a?
A rhyolite volcano is a volcano that erupts rhyolitic lava or pyroclasitc material. Rhyolite is an igneous rock formed from the eruption of extremely viscous silica rich material. Eruptions involving rhyolite can be extremely large and violent. In some cases, however, rhyolite can build into lava domes or form thick, extremely slow lava flows.
Is rhyolite a metamorphic rock?
No. Rhyolite is an extrusive igneous rock.
Is rhyolite a igneous rock or metamorphic rock?
it is Igneous.actually it is the extrusive counterpart of Granite
What is dalmatian rock?
There is an igneous rock called Orbicular Rhyolite which is formed when lava flows onto the earths surface. It gets the nick name "Dalmatian Rock" from the spots, or orbs on its surface. The orbs form when molten lava reacts with fragments of xenoliths. The main components of Rhyolite are Feldspar and Quartz.
Is Rhyolite foliated or non-foliated?
Neither. Foliation is a term used in assesing metamorphic rocks, not igneous rocks such as rhyolite.
How old is rhyolite rock?
Rhyolite can be any age.
Which is an igenous rock limestone rhyolite slate or shale?
Rhyolite is an igneous rock. Limestone, slate, and shale are sedimentary rocks.
Is rhyolite an polymerization sedimentary rock?
No, rhyolite is a silica-rich volcanic or igneous rock.
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.
How is rhyolite categorized?
Rhyolite is a felsic extrusive igneous rock.
How do you determine whether a rock is a rhyolite or an andesite?
The composition of the rock will determine whether it is a rhyolite or an andesite.
Is rhyolite monomineralic or polymineralic?
polymineralic igneous rock!
What is definition of the word rhyolite?
Rhyolite is an igneous, black volcanic rock.
