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rhyodacite

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rhyodacite (countable and uncountable, plural rhyodacites)

(geology) An extrusive volcanic rock intermediate in composition between dacite and rhyolite

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Volcanic activity became concentrated in the vicinity of the present site of Long Valley Caldera 3.1 to 2.5 million years ago with eruptions of rhyodacite followed by high-silica rhyolite from 2.1 to 0.8 million years ago. Source: Internet

Mammoth Mountain is a lava dome complex in the southwestern corner of the caldera, consisting of about 12 rhyodacite and dacite overlapping domes. Source: Internet

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