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Hyaloclastite 
Hyaloclastite 

Adakite
Adakite



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Hyaloclastite is an aggregate of fine, glassy debris formed by the sudden contact of hot, coherent magma and cold water or water-saturated sediment
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Unknown
From hyalo +‎ -ite
Igneous Rocks
Durable Rock, Soft Rock
Volcanic
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
 
Adakite is an intermediate to felsic volcanic rock that has geochemical characteristics of magma which is said to be formed by partial melting of altered basalt that is subducted below volcanic arcs
Adak, Aleutian Islands
Defant and Drummond
From Adak, Aleutian Islands
Igneous Rocks
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Volcanic
Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock