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Felsic vs Rhyolite - What's the difference?

felsic | rhyolite |

As nouns the difference between felsic and rhyolite

is that felsic is a rock with such properties while rhyolite is an igneous, volcanic (extrusive) rock, of felsic composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture.

As an adjective felsic

is enriched in the lighter elements such as silicon, oxygen, aluminium, sodium, and potassium.

felsic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (mineralogy) Enriched in the lighter elements such as silicon, oxygen, aluminium, sodium, and potassium.

    • Synonyms

    * acidic

    Antonyms

    * mafic

    Related terms

    * felsite

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rock with such properties.

    • rhyolite

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia rhyolite)
  • (geology) An igneous, volcanic (extrusive) rock, of felsic composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture.

    • Derived terms

    * rhyolitic