rhyolitic magma

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rhyolitic magma [¦rī·ə¦lid·ik ′mag·mə]

(petrology)

A type of magma formed by differentiation from basaltic magma in combination with assimilation of siliceous material, or by melting of portions of the earth's sialic layer.

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No references found			So, many authors consider it unlikely that such a process could, by itself, yield the vast volumes of andesitic and rhyolitic magmas that occur in matute arcs, even if magnetite were to appear on the liquidus to subdue iron enrichment trends. Igneous rock associations 8. Arc magmatism II: geochemical and ... by Murphy, J. Brendan / Geoscience Canada Only a few weight percent of water are required to make exsolution of water from a rhyolitic magma an instantaneous process (Fig. Igneous rock associations 6. modelling of deep submarine pyroclastic ... by Lentz, D.R. / Geoscience Canada			Rhyl Rhyme rhymester Rhynchites Bacchus Rhynchobdellae Rhynchobdellea Rhynchocephalia rhynchocoel Rhynchocoela rhynchodaeum Rhynchodina Rhyncholite Rhynchonellida rhynchophorous Rhynchosauridae Rhynchospora Rhynchotheriinae Rhyniatae Rhyniophyta Rhyniopsida Rhynochetidae rhyodacite Rhyolite rhyolitic glass rhyolitic lava rhyolitic magma rhyolitic tuff Rhys Rhys ap Gruffydd Rhys, Jean Rhysodidae Rhythm rhythm and blues rhythm and metre rhythm, biological rhythmic accumulations rhythmic crystallization Rhythmic Division rhythmic driving rhythmic layering rhythmic sedimentation rhythmic sportive gymnastics rhythmic stratification rhythmic succession Rhythmics rhythmite Rhyton ria ria coast ria shoreline Ria-Taza			Rhynchospermum jasminoides Rhynchospora Rhynchota Rhynchotheriinae Rhyncophthirina Rhyncostylis Rhynia Rhyniaceae Rhyniatae Rhyniophyta Rhyniophyte Rhyniophytes Rhyniophytina Rhyniopsida Rhyno Edge Christian Kurt Rhynochetidae Rhynochetidae Rhynochetos Rhynochetos Rhynochetos jubatus Rhynochetos jubatus Rhyodacite rhyolite rhyolite Rhyolites Rhyolites Rhyolitic Rhyolitic rhyolitic glass rhyolitic lava rhyolitic magma rhyolitic tuff rhyp- Rhyparography rhypography rhypophobia rhypophobia Rhys Rhys Rhys ap Gruffudd Rhys ap Gruffydd Rhys Davies Freight Logistics Rhys Millen Racing Rhys, Jean Rhys, Jean Rhysimeter Rhysodida Rhysodidae rhyta rhyta Rhythim Rhythim Rhythim Rhythim rhythm rhythm rhythm rhythm Rhythm & Blues Rhythm & Blues Rhythm & Blues

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