- rhyolite magma
- GLOSSARY OF VOLCANIC TERMS
A magma which contains greater than 68% silica by weight.
Glossary of volcanic terms. - University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. G. J. Hudak. 2001.
rhyolite magma
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