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Acid volcanic rock

A rock classification type
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Rhyolite

Mount Hay, Wycarbah, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia
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Rhyolite

Southern Urals, Ural Mountains, Russia
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Rhyolite

Queimado quarry, Serra, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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Rhyolite

Mount Hay, Wycarbah, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia
06241100017271952599011.jpg
Rhyolite

Southern Urals, Ural Mountains, Russia
01558650017271952604001.jpg
Rhyolite

Queimado quarry, Serra, Espírito Santo, Brazil
09807960017271952561031.jpg
Rhyolite

Mount Hay, Wycarbah, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia
06241100017271952599011.jpg
Rhyolite

Southern Urals, Ural Mountains, Russia
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About Acid volcanic rockHide

A chemical classification based on the TAS diagram for normal volcanic rocks with at least 63 wt % SiO2.

This includes, dacite, rhyolite, trachyte (in part) and trachdacite (in part).


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
51212
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:51212:1

Classification of Acid volcanic rockHide

Sub-divisions of Acid volcanic rockHide

Age distributionHide

Recorded ages:
Neoproterozoic to Quaternary : 771 ± 2 Ma to 0 Ma - based on 22 recorded ages.

Internet Links for Acid volcanic rockHide

References for Acid volcanic rockHide

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