rhyodacite

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noun

An extrusive volcanic rock intermediate in composition between dacite and rhyolite

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Meanings

nounrhyodacite (countable and uncountable, plural rhyodacites)

plural rhyodacites

  1. countableuncountablegeographyAn extrusive volcanic rock intermediate in composition between dacite and rhyolite

    Vent facies on the north and eastern sides of Fish Lake are mostly flows and breccias of andesite and rhyodacite.

    2016 February 18, “Three Millennia of Southwestern North American Dustiness and Future Implications”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
toscanite
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APA

rhyodacite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhyodacite

MLA

“rhyodacite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhyodacite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rhyodacite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhyodacite.

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