Definition of rhyolite in English:

rhyolite

noun ˈrʌɪəlʌɪtˈraɪəˌlaɪt

mass nounGeology

A pale fine-grained volcanic rock of granitic composition, typically porphyritic in texture.
〔地质〕流纹岩
Example sentencesExamples
- The age of the K-bentonite event is statistically indistinguishable from the age of the Chaschuil rhyolite.
- Interesting specimens of rutile with bixbyite in rhyolite are reported from the vicinity of Marysvale, Utah.
- The only thing that bothered me about the book was in vignette 18, describing Garnet Hill, where garnet crystals in rhyolite can still be collected.
- The conglomerate was deposited in tributary stream channels, and the pebbles consist almost entirely of quartz-feldspar phenocrystic rhyolite.
- A trail up the east side of the mountain, on public land, can still be taken, but collecting is now much more difficult in the limited amount of solid, unbroken rhyolite exposed on the summit.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from German Rhyolit, from Greek rhuax 'lava stream' + lithos 'stone'.

Definition of rhyolite in US English:

rhyolite

nounˈraɪəˌlaɪtˈrīəˌlīt

Geology

A pale fine-grained volcanic rock of granitic composition, typically porphyritic in texture.
〔地质〕流纹岩
Example sentencesExamples
- The only thing that bothered me about the book was in vignette 18, describing Garnet Hill, where garnet crystals in rhyolite can still be collected.
- The age of the K-bentonite event is statistically indistinguishable from the age of the Chaschuil rhyolite.
- The conglomerate was deposited in tributary stream channels, and the pebbles consist almost entirely of quartz-feldspar phenocrystic rhyolite.
- A trail up the east side of the mountain, on public land, can still be taken, but collecting is now much more difficult in the limited amount of solid, unbroken rhyolite exposed on the summit.
- Interesting specimens of rutile with bixbyite in rhyolite are reported from the vicinity of Marysvale, Utah.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from German Rhyolit, from Greek rhuax ‘lava stream’ + lithos ‘stone’.

单词	rhyolite
释义	Definition of rhyolite in English: rhyolite noun ˈrʌɪəlʌɪtˈraɪəˌlaɪt mass nounGeology A pale fine-grained volcanic rock of granitic composition, typically porphyritic in texture. 〔地质〕流纹岩 Example sentencesExamples The age of the K-bentonite event is statistically indistinguishable from the age of the Chaschuil rhyolite. Interesting specimens of rutile with bixbyite in rhyolite are reported from the vicinity of Marysvale, Utah. The only thing that bothered me about the book was in vignette 18, describing Garnet Hill, where garnet crystals in rhyolite can still be collected. The conglomerate was deposited in tributary stream channels, and the pebbles consist almost entirely of quartz-feldspar phenocrystic rhyolite. A trail up the east side of the mountain, on public land, can still be taken, but collecting is now much more difficult in the limited amount of solid, unbroken rhyolite exposed on the summit. Origin Mid 19th century: from German Rhyolit, from Greek rhuax 'lava stream' + lithos 'stone'. Definition of rhyolite in US English: rhyolite nounˈraɪəˌlaɪtˈrīəˌlīt Geology A pale fine-grained volcanic rock of granitic composition, typically porphyritic in texture. 〔地质〕流纹岩 Example sentencesExamples The only thing that bothered me about the book was in vignette 18, describing Garnet Hill, where garnet crystals in rhyolite can still be collected. The age of the K-bentonite event is statistically indistinguishable from the age of the Chaschuil rhyolite. The conglomerate was deposited in tributary stream channels, and the pebbles consist almost entirely of quartz-feldspar phenocrystic rhyolite. A trail up the east side of the mountain, on public land, can still be taken, but collecting is now much more difficult in the limited amount of solid, unbroken rhyolite exposed on the summit. Interesting specimens of rutile with bixbyite in rhyolite are reported from the vicinity of Marysvale, Utah. Origin Mid 19th century: from German Rhyolit, from Greek rhuax ‘lava stream’ + lithos ‘stone’.
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