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Hyaloclastite 
Hyaloclastite 
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Icelandite
Icelandite
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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
 
Icelandite belongs to volcanic igneous rocks which is rich in iron and belongs to andesite rock
Iceland
Ian S. E. Carmichael
From its origin place near Cenozoic volcano near the parsonage Þingmúli in East Iceland
Igneous Rocks
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
Volcanic
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock