Rhyolite
Extrusive igneous rock of felsic composition.
This sample is very fine-grained, formed from rapidly cooling lava, void of gases (hense no bubbles). The fine texture allows it to have a concoidal fracture.
Colorado River terrace deposit near Lake Havasu City, Arizona. |
https://gotbooks.miracosta.edu/rocks/igneous/26.html |
2/2/2021 |
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