Rock
Rhyolite
A fine-grained extrusive igneous rock of silica-rich composition. Magma of this kind is viscous, traps its gases, and tends to erupt explosively.
Classification
- rock class
- igneous
- igneous mode
- extrusive
In the knowledge graph
- Rhyolite hosts Estaçao
- Rhyolite hosts Kosaka (Uchinotai-Uwamuki)
- Rhyolite formed by Magmatic crystallisation
- Rhyolite hosts Rio Tinto
- Rhyolite hosts Tashiro
- Rhyolite hosts Yokota (Motoyama-Hama)
Record last updated 2026-09-06. Corrections follow the published corrections policy; superseded claims are retained, never silently edited.