different between rhyolite vs dacite

rhyolite

English

Etymology

Coined by Ferdinand von Richthofen as German Rhyolith, from Ancient Greek ??? (rhé?, flow) + ????? (líthos, stone) (modified to +? -lite).

Noun

rhyolite (countable and uncountable, plural rhyolites)

  1. (geology) An igneous, volcanic (extrusive) rock, of felsic composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture.
    Synonyms: liparite, quartz-trachyte

Derived terms

  • rhyolitic

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dacite

English

Etymology

From German Dazit, from Latin D?cia (greater Romania). First used in 1863 by Austrian geologists Franz von Hauer and Guido Stache, in a description of the geology of Transylvania.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?de?sa?t/

Noun

dacite (plural dacites)

  1. (geology) An igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content.

Derived terms

  • dacitic

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