different between porphyritic vs rhyolite

porphyritic

English

Etymology

porphyrite +? -ic

Adjective

porphyritic (not comparable)

  1. of or pertaining to porphyry
  2. (geology) containing large crystals in a fine mass of material

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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

Translations

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