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Rhyolite is a fine-grained igneous rock which is rich in silica
From German Rhyolit, from Greek rhuax lava stream + lithos stone
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Diamictite is a sedimentary rock that consists of non-sorted to poorly sorted terrigenous sediment containing particles that range in size from clay to boulders, suspended in a matrix of mudstone or sandstone
From Greek dia through and meiktós or mixed
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock