Definition
Sovite is a coarse-grained variety of carbonatite which belongs to intrusive igneous rock
Rhyodacite is an extrusive volcanic rock intermediate in composition between dacite and rhyolite
History
Origin
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USA
Discoverer
Unknown
Unknown
Etymology
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Rhyo lite + dacite : a rock intermediate between rhyolite and dacite that is the extrusive equivalent of granodiorite
Class
Igneous Rocks
Igneous Rocks
Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Soft Rock
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Family
Group
Plutonic
Volcanic
Other Categories
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock