rhyodacite in a sentence

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1. The Incapillo ignimbrite is formed by potassium-rich and magnesium-poor rhyodacite, forming glassy and porous pumice with individual clasts of in diametre.
2. A volcanic origin was once theorized because of the discovery of basalt and rhyodacite outside of the crater basin, but current evidence clearly indicates an impact origin.
3. Deakin Volcanics green grey, purple and cream rhyolite occurs over most of the suburb and Deakin Volcanics green grey and purple rhyodacite is found in the far south east corner.
4. Mount Mazama, part of the Cascade Range volcanic arc, was built up mostly of andesite, dacite, and rhyodacite over a period of at least 400, 000 years.
5. Mazama's next major eruptive period occurred between 25, 000 and 30, 000 years ago and extruded rhyodacite lava ( which has a higher silica content than dacite ).
6. Lava eruptions later created a central platform, Wizard Island, Merriam Cone, and other, smaller volcanic features, including a rhyodacite dome that was eventually created atop the central platform.
7. Mount Cayley consists mostly of an igneous rock with a high iron content called dacite, although another igneous rock, rhyodacite, with intermediate composition of dacite and rhyolite is also present.
8. The term quartz keratophyre has traditionally been used in the Nordic countries to describe a metamorphosed, felsic extrusive rock, corresponding to rhyolite, dacite, or rhyodacite according to IUGS terminology.
9. "' Middle Sister "'also known as " Hope, " is a stratovolcano consisting primarily of basalt, but it also has erupted andesite, dacite, and rhyodacite.
10. Wanniassa is underlain by Deakin Volcanics from the Silurian age 414 million years old-cream-green and purple rhyodacite in the eastern half, with tuff, agglomerate and rhyolite in the west.