Rhyolite tuff

Rhyolite tuff

This sample of rhyolite tuff (a volcanic breccia) consists of light-colored volcanic fragment embedded in a welded ash bed (the darker red matrix). This sample is from Tertiary-age volcanic deposits in the Cady Mountains, Mojave Desert region, California.
https://gotbooks.miracosta.edu/rocks/igneous/41.html 2/2/2021